Landslide in Kinnaur; no casualties reported
1 year, 7 months ago

Landslide in Kinnaur; no casualties reported

Hindustan Times  

A landslide occurred near Himachal Pradesh’s Tangling Tehsil Kalpa, Kinnaur district on Thursday night leading to damage to the apple plants of the gardeners. A landslide occurred near Himachal Pradesh’s Tangling Tehsil Kalpa, Kinnaur district on Thursday night. “An incident of Landslide occurred at Tangling Tehsil Kalpa District Kinnaur. Earlier on April 3, a landslide occurred near Himachal Pradesh’s Solan late on Sunday evening, leading to the damage of a petrol pump, said DEOC, Solan.

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Wayanad landslide bears a resemblance to a dam break, says expert
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide bears a resemblance to a dam break, says expert

The Hindu  

The landslide triggered by excess precipitation at Mundakkai in Mepadi panchayat, Wayanad, on Tuesday bore close resemblance to a dam break, C. Muraleedharan, Deputy Director General, Geological Survey of India, told The Hindu. According to a report compiled under the supervision of Mr. Muraleedharan after the 2019 tragedy, the realised 24-hour rainfall on August 7 and 8 was 259 mm …

Wayanad landslide: How ecological damage, rising population, and politics have all played a role in the current catastrophe
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide: How ecological damage, rising population, and politics have all played a role in the current catastrophe

Op India  

The Wayanad district in Kerala experienced a massive disaster on Tuesday, 30th July as three back-to-back severe landslides washed away four villages- Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha. The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences observed a 3.46 percent rise in the extreme landslide susceptibility zone in the southern state during the 2018 “extreme rainfall event” that killed around 500 …

Wayanad Landslides: What Exactly Happened? Why Western Ghats Region Of Kerala Is Prone To Disasters
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad Landslides: What Exactly Happened? Why Western Ghats Region Of Kerala Is Prone To Disasters

News 18  

Kerala’s fragile ecosystem, extreme rainfall and increasing population are the many reasons behind the landslides that struck the hilly region of north Kerala’s Wayanad district on Monday, killing at least 150 people and leaving more than 100 injured. A study published by Springer in 2021 said all landslide hotspots in Kerala were in the Western Ghats region and concentrated in …

Wayanad landslides: Death toll climbs to 158, schools, colleges shut; orange alert issued in Kerala. 10 points to know
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Death toll climbs to 158, schools, colleges shut; orange alert issued in Kerala. 10 points to know

Live Mint  

Wayanad landslides: In Wayanad, two significant landslides occurred in the Mundakkai and Chooramala areas of Vellarimala village, located under the Meppadi Panchayat. Union Minister George Kurien took stock of the area where landslides occurred yesterday and met the victims at the relief camps. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all affected, in solidarity with first responders undertaking …

Major landslides in India- a timeline
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Major landslides in India- a timeline

The Hindu  

Massive landslides struck various hilly areas in Kerala’s Wayanad district early on July 30, 2024, leaving hundreds of people suspected to be trapped. This is one of the major landslides to occur in the 2024 monsoon season, with states like Karnataka, Mizoram, and Assam, also being affected. Earlier, a landslide occurred on National Highway 66 near Shirur in Ankola taluk …

122 dead as landslides flatten Wayanad villages
4 months, 3 weeks ago

122 dead as landslides flatten Wayanad villages

The Hindu  

At least 122 persons were killed and 197 injured after multiple landslides flattened some three villages in Vythiri taluk of the hilly Wayanad district of Kerala early on July 30. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said an intense rescue effort involving State and Central forces was underway in Mundakkai, Chooralmala and Attamala localities. 37 bodies identified Mr. Vijayan said officials had …

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill 93 and bury many others in southern India

LA Times  

Rescuers try to reach affected people after landslides hit hilly villages in Wayanad district, Kerala state, India, on Tuesday. Multiple landslides in southern India have killed 93 people and many others are feared trapped under the debris, officials said Tuesday, after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. The landslides hit hilly …

Landslides snap surface communication in seven Arunachal districts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Landslides snap surface communication in seven Arunachal districts

The Hindu  

Landslides triggered by rain have snapped surface communication in at least seven districts of Arunachal Pradesh on July 4, officials said. A huge boulder has completely blocked the road in between Lokpeng and Pangin tri-junction in Siang district, PWD Highways assistant engineer Gemar Padu said. Upper Siang District Information and Public Relations Officer Y. Jerang said that landslides have cut …

Himachal Pradesh: Landslide In Shimla Damages Six Vehicles | ABP News
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Himachal Pradesh: Landslide In Shimla Damages Six Vehicles | ABP News

ABP News  

The monsoon arrived in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, June 27. The first rain of the monsoon caused heavy destruction in the state's capital, Shimla. The heavy downpour brought debris onto the roads, damaging many vehicles. The Chamiana area of Shimla also experienced severe destruction, with three vehicles buried under the debris. In Shimla's Malyana area, rocks broke off and fell …

Rain in Himachal Pradesh triggers landslide, several vehicles buried in debris | VIDEO
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rain in Himachal Pradesh triggers landslide, several vehicles buried in debris | VIDEO

India TV News  

Several places around Shimla experienced landslides as a result of heavy rain which lashed several parts of the country between Thursday night and Friday morning. Several vehicles were trapped in the debris of the landslides in the hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh. Vehicles hit by falling rocks from mountains Amidst the rain, some vehicles were passing near the mountains when …

Landslide destroys several buildings in India’s Himachal Pradesh state
1 year, 4 months ago

Landslide destroys several buildings in India’s Himachal Pradesh state

Al Jazeera  

TV channels broadcast images of hillside buildings crashing down, along with trees and debris – the latest in a string of disasters in the Himalayas. No one was hurt in Thursday’s landslide in the Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh state as residents had been moved out of the area because it was deemed unsafe, officials said. “The administration had identified …

How landslides are hindering essential supplies from reaching Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

How landslides are hindering essential supplies from reaching Manipur

Firstpost  

Rocks and mud have engulfed parts of a highway near Imphal, stranding around 500 trucks carrying fuel and essential items to the violence-hit state of Manipur Parts of India are experiencing heavy rains and destructive landslides, which is causing a lot of trouble and inconvenience. Heavy rains have stranded hundreds of trucks carrying fuel and essential items to the violence-hit …

Uttarakhand: Boulder hits bulldozer during road clearing operation after landslide in Pithoragarh | Video
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Boulder hits bulldozer during road clearing operation after landslide in Pithoragarh | Video

India TV News  

Uttarakhand: A big boulder fell on a JCB machine as workers were working to resume traffic on a road that was hit by a landslide. As the work was underway to open Tawaghat Sobla road in Pithoragarh, a massive boulder fell on a JCB machine. A video of the incident has also surfaced showing boulders, rocks falling on the landslide …

Himachal Pradesh Landslide Live Updates Shimla Hill Collapse Heavy Rainfall HP Landslide Latest News
1 year, 4 months ago

Himachal Pradesh Landslide Live Updates Shimla Hill Collapse Heavy Rainfall HP Landslide Latest News

ABP News  

Himachal Pradesh Landslide Live: Hello and welcome to Breaking News Live Blog, please follow this space for all the breaking news and latest developments from Himachal Pradesh. Several houses collapsed as a result of landslide and incessant rainfall in Krishna Nagar Area of Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla on Tuesday. In a video shared by news agency ANI, several houses could be …

51 killed in Himachal rains, 14 of them in Shimla landslides
1 year, 4 months ago

51 killed in Himachal rains, 14 of them in Shimla landslides

The Hindu  

At least 51 people were killed as rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, triggering landslides that blocked key roads, damaged homes and buried devotees in the rubble of a temple here. Fourteen bodies were recovered from the sites of two landslides in the state capital, and officials feared there could be more people trapped under the debris of the Shiva …

IMD warns of landslides in THESE states for the next 3 days
1 year, 4 months ago

IMD warns of landslides in THESE states for the next 3 days

Live Mint  

The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning for landslides caused by heavy rainfall in several districts of Uttarakhand till August 14, prompting authorities to shift local residents to safer locations. Heavy rainfall also triggered landslides in Himachal Pradesh, blocking a part of the Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway on Thursday night, according to PTI reports. In Himachal Pradesh, Solan Police informed …

Uttarakhand: 3 Dead, 17 Missing As Massive Landslide Hits Rudraprayag; Traffic Movement Disrupted
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: 3 Dead, 17 Missing As Massive Landslide Hits Rudraprayag; Traffic Movement Disrupted

News 18  

At least three died while 17 people were left injured after a massive landslide and flash floods hit Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag officials, police said on Saturday. The fateful incident occurred on the Kedarnath yatra route that hosts several shops and dhabas which were swept away following flash floods causing heavy loss of property. Gangotri National Highway Caved-In Earlier in the day, …

Himachal accident: 3 killed as boulder sends car hurtling down hill in Shimla district
1 year, 5 months ago

Himachal accident: 3 killed as boulder sends car hurtling down hill in Shimla district

Hindustan Times  

Three people were killed and two seriously injured when their car fell into a gorge after being hit by a boulder that slid down the hill at the remote Khabal village in Chirgaon tehsil of Rohru sub division in Shimla district, police said on Friday. The mangled remains of the car that rolled down a gorge at the remote Khabal …

Rain toll points to man-made disaster in Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 5 months ago

Rain toll points to man-made disaster in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

In less than a month since the onset of monsoon this year, from June 24 to July 10, over 41 landslides, 29 flash floods, and one cloud burst have occurred so far in Himachal Pradesh, with relentless rains pounding the hill State and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Manshi Asher, an environmentalist associated with the Himdhara Environment Research and …

Himachal: Landslide near Theog cuts off apple-growing belt from rest of state
1 year, 6 months ago

Himachal: Landslide near Theog cuts off apple-growing belt from rest of state

Hindustan Times  

A major landslide on Thursday disrupted traffic on the Hindustan-Tibet road near Theog that connects apple-growing areas of Rohru, Jubbal, Kotkhai and Chopal to the rest of Himachal Pradesh. Chief secretary Prabodh asked deputy commissioners to push the forest department for clearing 12 objections for seeking mandatory forest clear approval within two weeks. The NDRF director general, its 14 Battalion …

Frequency of landslides increasing in Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 9 months ago

Frequency of landslides increasing in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a six-time increase in major landslides in the past two years with 117 occurring in 2022 as compared to 16 in 2020, according to data compiled by the disaster management department. Out of the 117 major landslides witnessed in 2022, a maximum number of 21 were reported in Kullu followed by 20 in Mandi, 18 in …

INFO CARD | Alarming rise in landslides now a pan-India peril
1 year, 10 months ago

INFO CARD | Alarming rise in landslides now a pan-India peril

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 26, 2023 15:01 IST The recent events in Joshimath have revived the debate around development in ecologically fragile areas. While there has certainly been a rise in outlier climate events, especially intense rainfall as seen in Maharashtra and Kerala in recent years, their effect on populations has been outsized mainly because of human folly in the form …

4 dead in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar
2 years, 7 months ago

4 dead in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar

India Today  

Four people lost their lives in two landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday. ROOF CRASHES According to Superintendent of Police Jimmy Chira, a woman was still trapped inside a bamboo house with a tin roof that came crashing down on Sunday night due to the landslide in Itanagar. Many parts of northeast India have …

Himachal Pradesh: National Highway 5 in Shimla blocked due to landslide
3 years, 1 month ago

Himachal Pradesh: National Highway 5 in Shimla blocked due to landslide

India TV News  

Highlights The landslide occurred near Theog in the Shimla district Restoration work is underway to resume traffic movement through the highway Another landslide in Himachal this month had claimed the life of an army man National Highway 5 in Himachal Pradesh was blocked due to a landslide in the area. According to the details, the landslide occurred near Theog in …

Watch: Major Landslide in Himachal's Shimla Blocks Key Highway
3 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Major Landslide in Himachal's Shimla Blocks Key Highway

News 18  

A major landslide in Himachal Pradesh has blocked the National Highway-5 in the Jyori area of Shimla, the state’s capital. According to the state disaster management authorities, the incident occurred in the Jeori area of the Rampur subdivision, which falls in the Shimla district. The landslide occurred at 9 am after which the district administration deployed the SDM-Rampur and a …

Himachal Pradesh: Landslide in Lahaul-Spiti blocks river, poses threat to nearby areas | VIDEO
3 years, 4 months ago

Himachal Pradesh: Landslide in Lahaul-Spiti blocks river, poses threat to nearby areas | VIDEO

India TV News  

A massive landslide occurred near Nalda village of the Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on Friday which has blocked the flow of Chenab River. Superintendent of Police Manav Verma said, "We have requested all the Panchayat Pradhans to evacuate the people from the lower line area of nearby villages." Meanwhile, the death toll in the landslide in Himachal …

Major landslide blocks flow of Chenab river in Lahaul Spiti, villagers evacuated
3 years, 4 months ago

Major landslide blocks flow of Chenab river in Lahaul Spiti, villagers evacuated

India Today  

A major landslide occurred near Nalda village in Udaipur tehsil of Lahaul and Spiti on Friday, blocking the flow of the Chenab river in the region. The incident comes days after a landslide near Chaura village on National Highway 5 in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur killed 15 people. Thirteen people have been rescued so far, while 16 people are still missing, …

Kinnaur landslide toll rises to 15 with recovery of 2 more bodies, rescue ops on
3 years, 4 months ago

Kinnaur landslide toll rises to 15 with recovery of 2 more bodies, rescue ops on

India Today  

The death toll in the Kinnaur landslide rose to 15 with the recovery of two more bodies on Friday morning, the ITBP said, and added that 13 people have been rescued so far. Sixteen people are still missing, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur told the state Assembly on Thursday after returning from the landslide site near Chaura village on …

At least 10 dead, 60 missing in landslide at Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district
3 years, 4 months ago

At least 10 dead, 60 missing in landslide at Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district

The Hindu  

At least 10 people died after some vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus with at least 28 passengers on board, were badly hit by boulders and mud following a major landslide on National Highway 5 at Nigulsari in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. An official government statement said that, so far, ten dead bodies, including that …

Landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district | Updates
3 years, 4 months ago

Landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district | Updates

The Hindu  

A Himachal Pradesh Road Transport bus with several passengers and at least two other vehicles were badly hit by heavy boulders, following a landslide in Nigulseri in Kinnaur district on August 11. Here are the updates : 10 bodies recovered, 13 injured pulled out of the rubble Ten people were killed, 13 rescued and several others feared buried under debris …

PM Modi, Himachal CM express grief as 10 die in Kinnaur landslide | Highlights
3 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi, Himachal CM express grief as 10 die in Kinnaur landslide | Highlights

India Today  

At least 10 people have died and 14 others have been rescued after they were trapped in a major landslide that struck a bus in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur on Wednesday. List of deceased persons 1) Rohit Ram 2) Vijay Kumar 3) Meera Devi 4) Miss Nitisha 5) Prem Kumari 6) Kamlesh Kunar 7) Vanshuka Age 8) Gyan Dassi 9) Devi …

Several dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India’s Himalayas
3 years, 4 months ago

Several dead, dozens trapped after landslide in India’s Himalayas

Al Jazeera  

More than 200 personnel are working to find survivors after boulders tumbled onto a major highway, Indian officials say. A landslide in the mountainous Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has killed at least 10 people, injured 14 and left dozens trapped after boulders tumbled onto a major highway, smashing and burying several vehicles, Indian officials have said. A statement on …

Watch: Landslide in Himachal's Kinnaur traps bus, videos show debris falling on vehicles
3 years, 4 months ago

Watch: Landslide in Himachal's Kinnaur traps bus, videos show debris falling on vehicles

India Today  

At least 40 people are feared trapped after a major landslide struck a bus and few other vehicles in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Landslide in Himachal's Kinnaur hits a bus and a truck, several feared trapped. "A landslide reported on Reckong Peo- Shimla Highway in #Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh today at around 12.45 Hrs. A bus …

Landslide damages 6 houses in Maharashtra's Kalwa East
3 years, 4 months ago

Landslide damages 6 houses in Maharashtra's Kalwa East

India TV News  

Six houses got damaged due to a landslide at Ma Kali Chawl in Indira Nagar at Kalwa east, on Saturday evening. "Six houses got damaged due to a landslide at Ma Kali Chawl, Indira Nagar in Kalwa east. As a precautionary measure, residents of nearby houses shifted to a TMC School of Gholai Nagar with the help of the RDMC …

Weakened by landslide, hotel collapses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath | WATCH
3 years, 4 months ago

Weakened by landslide, hotel collapses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath | WATCH

India Today  

Following a massive landslide in Uttarakhand's Joshimath village two weeks ago, a hotel built on top of NTPC's tunnel collapsed on Saturday. Fortunately, local police and SDRF had evacuated the hotel ahead of time owing to the possible risk of another landslide. While the main gate of NTPC leading into the tunnel has also been entirely wrecked, the hotel in …

Landslides hit Himachal Pradesh's Solan, Sirmaur districts; rescue operations underway
3 years, 4 months ago

Landslides hit Himachal Pradesh's Solan, Sirmaur districts; rescue operations underway

Firstpost  

Efforts are on to rescue two people trapped in the landslide debris in Solan, while an earthmover and an air compressor have been deployed in Sirmaur for early restoration of the road. On Tuesday, landslides hit Himachal Pradesh’s Solan and Sirmaur districts. In Sirmaur, the Nahan-Kumharhatti national highway has been blocked due to a landslide, a state disaster management official …

One dead, 2 injured in landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Solan
3 years, 4 months ago

One dead, 2 injured in landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Solan

India Today  

A 22-year-old man died and two others were injured in a landslide that hit Himachal Pradesh's Solan district early Tuesday, a state disaster management official said. As per a report received from the Solan District Emergency Operation Centre, the landslide occurred near a hotel in sector three in Parwanoo at around 2:30 am, the official added. Meanwhile, the Nahan-Kumharhatti national …

Sirmaur landslide 'took a bus' along with portion of mountain; video viral
3 years, 4 months ago

Sirmaur landslide 'took a bus' along with portion of mountain; video viral

Hindustan Times  

A landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district took away a huge portion of the mountain on Friday. The landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur took away the portion of a mountain on Thursday. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} No casualties were reported in the landslide, which carried away a portion of National Highway 707. Sirmaur deputy commissioner Ram Kumar Gautam said travellers …

Sirmaur landslide 'took a bus' along with portion of mountain; video viral
3 years, 4 months ago

Sirmaur landslide 'took a bus' along with portion of mountain; video viral

Hindustan Times  

A landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district took away a huge portion of the mountain on Friday. The incident also took away a section of the road, which connected Paonta Sahib. The landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur took away the portion of a mountain on Thursday. Sirmaur deputy commissioner Ram Kumar Gautam said travellers were alerted when they saw a …

Wounded mountains: on Himachal landslide tragedy
3 years, 4 months ago

Wounded mountains: on Himachal landslide tragedy

The Hindu  

The tragic death of nine tourists in a landslip in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh is another pointer to the fragility of the ecology of the Himalayan States. What should worry Himachal, and neighbouring Uttarakhand, is that the States may be entering a phase of irreversible decline because of losses to their ecology; frequent landslides may become inevitable. Mega hydropower, …

9 tourists killed as boulders hit vehicle in Himachal landslide
3 years, 4 months ago

9 tourists killed as boulders hit vehicle in Himachal landslide

The Hindu  

Nine tourists were killed after heavy boulders fell on their tempo traveller in a landslide near Basteri in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. According to the police, nine people died and two others were injured after heavy boulders fell on a tempo traveller. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences over the death of …

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