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Watch: Engineers Cross Raging River To Restore Power In Uttarkashi After Cloudburst
Days after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Dharali village of the Uttarkashi district, a team of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) was seen braving a swollen river to restore power supply in the area.
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1 Dead, Many Buildings Collapse After 6.1 Earthquake In Turkey
A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.
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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Cloudburst In Himachal Pradesh's Kullu, No Casualties Reported
An incident of cloudburst was reported in the Sharod Nala area of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh on Friday as per the information received from the Central Water Commission, Mohal.
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Jim Lovell, Commander Of NASA's Apollo 13 Moon Mission, Dies At 97
-American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie "Apollo 13," has died at the age of 97, NASA said on Friday.
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What Caused Uttarkashi Flash Floods? ISRO Satellite Images Reveal Clues
The devastating mudslide that swept through the Dharali area in Uttarkashi has left the region reeling.
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Gujarat Woman Tears Dupatta, Ties It As Rakhi To Uttarakhand Chief Minister During Flood Inspection
A tourist from Gujarat tore a part of her dupatta and tied it to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's wrist during his inspection tour of the disaster-affected areas in Dharali, Uttarkashi.
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SWOT Satellite Captures Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
On July 30, 2025, the NASA–CNES SWOT satellite captured the leading edge of a tsunami wave in the Pacific, triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Recorded about 70 minutes after the quake, the wave measured 1.5 feet in open water but could grow to 30 feet at shore. SWOT’s advanced radar mapped the wave’s...
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How ISRO's Satellite Insights Are Helping Uttarkashi Disaster Relief Ops
Satellite images, extracted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), have revealed the scale of destruction caused by the deadly flash floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi earlier this week.
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"Papa, We Won't Survive": Nepal Man's Last Call With Son Missing In Uttarkashi Flood
When migrant labourers from Nepal Kali Devi and her husband Vijay Singh completed their task and left Harsil Valley in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on Tuesday, little did they imagine that they would perhaps be the sole survivors of an impending disaster
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Rain Data Doesn't Support Claim Cloudburst Caused Uttarkashi Disaster: Experts
A cloudburst in the upper catchment of the Kheer Ganga river is widely believed to have triggered the flash flood in Uttarkashi's Dharali, but experts feel the amount of rain the Uttarkashi district received on Tuesday was not enough.
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Natural Disasters Caused $135 Billion In Economic Losses: Reinsurance Giant Swiss Re
Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday.
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Kinnaur Kailash Yatra Suspended Due To Heavy Rains, 617 Roads Closed
The Kinnaur Kailash Yatra was suspended and 413 stranded devotees were rescued after heavy rain damaged the pilgrimage route in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
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Chilean Mine Rescue: When 33 Miners Were Buried Alive For 69 Days In Scorching Heat
5 years after the San Jose mine collapse in Chile, the world remembers the miraculous survival of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days.
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Watch: Engineers Cross Raging River To Restore Power In Uttarkashi After Cloudburst
Days after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Dharali village of the Uttarkashi district, a team of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) was seen braving a swollen river to restore power supply in the area.
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1 Dead, Many Buildings Collapse After 6.1 Earthquake In Turkey
A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.
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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Cloudburst In Himachal Pradesh's Kullu, No Casualties Reported
An incident of cloudburst was reported in the Sharod Nala area of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh on Friday as per the information received from the Central Water Commission, Mohal.
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Jim Lovell, Commander Of NASA's Apollo 13 Moon Mission, Dies At 97
-American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie "Apollo 13," has died at the age of 97, NASA said on Friday.
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What Caused Uttarkashi Flash Floods? ISRO Satellite Images Reveal Clues
The devastating mudslide that swept through the Dharali area in Uttarkashi has left the region reeling.
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Gujarat Woman Tears Dupatta, Ties It As Rakhi To Uttarakhand Chief Minister During Flood Inspection
A tourist from Gujarat tore a part of her dupatta and tied it to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's wrist during his inspection tour of the disaster-affected areas in Dharali, Uttarkashi.
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SWOT Satellite Captures Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
On July 30, 2025, the NASA–CNES SWOT satellite captured the leading edge of a tsunami wave in the Pacific, triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Recorded about 70 minutes after the quake, the wave measured 1.5 feet in open water but could grow to 30 feet at shore. SWOT’s advanced radar mapped the wave’s...
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How ISRO's Satellite Insights Are Helping Uttarkashi Disaster Relief Ops
Satellite images, extracted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), have revealed the scale of destruction caused by the deadly flash floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi earlier this week.
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"Papa, We Won't Survive": Nepal Man's Last Call With Son Missing In Uttarkashi Flood
When migrant labourers from Nepal Kali Devi and her husband Vijay Singh completed their task and left Harsil Valley in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on Tuesday, little did they imagine that they would perhaps be the sole survivors of an impending disaster
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Rain Data Doesn't Support Claim Cloudburst Caused Uttarkashi Disaster: Experts
A cloudburst in the upper catchment of the Kheer Ganga river is widely believed to have triggered the flash flood in Uttarkashi's Dharali, but experts feel the amount of rain the Uttarkashi district received on Tuesday was not enough.
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Natural Disasters Caused $135 Billion In Economic Losses: Reinsurance Giant Swiss Re
Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday.
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Kinnaur Kailash Yatra Suspended Due To Heavy Rains, 617 Roads Closed
The Kinnaur Kailash Yatra was suspended and 413 stranded devotees were rescued after heavy rain damaged the pilgrimage route in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
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Chilean Mine Rescue: When 33 Miners Were Buried Alive For 69 Days In Scorching Heat
5 years after the San Jose mine collapse in Chile, the world remembers the miraculous survival of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days.
