(Bloomberg) – The Indian Himalayan state Uttarakhand will solidify after heavy rain, after Tuesday’s mistakes of the whole village and killed at least four people in the region.
“The massive landslide hit the village of Dhalli in the Kheergad area near Harsil and caused a sudden flow of debris and water through the settlement,” said the Indian army in the post of X. The soldiers were immediately mobilized and reached in place to make the rescue to rescue.
Uttarakhand, part of a seismically active and ecologically fragile Himalayan belt, is very sensitive to extreme weather events during the monsoon season. Cloudbursts, although rare, have become more frequent and intense, driven by climate change in recent years. The permanent terrain of the region, unplanned construction and deforestation intensify the risks and often change heavy rainfall into lightning floods and landslides.
At least four people died and many of them are missing after the lightning floods, the Times of India reported.
Several state districts received “extremely heavy” precipitation in the 24 -hour period by the beginning of Monday, the Indian meteorological department in the bulletin said. More precipitation and storms are predicted over the western Himalayan region over the next seven days.
Last year, more than 150 people killed the deadly flood caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains in the South Indian state. Experts blamed the scope of the disaster not only for the intensity of precipitation, but also for weak project planning, including unregulated real estate development and poor infrastructure. The incident revealed the risks of ignoring environmental guarantees in regions that are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather.
“The report of heavy damage caused by cloudburst in the Dharali area (Uttarkashi) is extremely sad and desperate,” said Uttarakhand’s chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the X post.
The weather department predicted above -average precipitation during the monsoon season in June and September. Since August 5, rains were 3% above the standard in India, the second largest rice, wheat and sugar cane producer.
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