Something unusual has happened in this monsoon season that has left locals in Uttarakhand perplexed. “In the past too, a portion of the mountain looked black when there was less snow but perhaps this is the first time when I am witnessing it without any snow at all,” says Harish Gunjiyal from Gunji village – the first Indian village from …
A large number of devotees arrived in Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Monday despite the weather department's yellow alert warning, forecasting heavy rainfall in the region. A day ago, the Meteorological Department of Uttarakhand sounded a yellow alert in the state, stating heavy rainfall is likely till Wednesday. "There may be heavy rain in other areas of Kumaon division, including Bageshwar, …
A man and his two children were buried alive when their house collapsed following rains in Pithoragarh district early on Friday, while the body of a woman was found in a village four days after she went missing in the wake of a landslide. A house collapsed following rains around 3 am in Chaisar village of Pithoragarh district, killing its …
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