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Indians question how far flash-flooding disaster was manmade
Posted by Guardian: Maseeh Rahman on June 28th, 2013
Guardian: As India picks up the pieces from the worst-ever flash floods in the Himalayas, the nation is beginning to wonder to what extent human intervention – specifically religious tourism and hydroelectric projects – contributed to the disaster.
About 1,000 people have been confirmed dead in Uttarakhand state from last week's flooding, and state authorities say the actual toll could be three to five times higher.
The Himalayas are a relatively young mountain range with a fragile geology prone to landslides....
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Posted by Guardian: Maseeh Rahman on June 20th, 2013
Guardian: Tens of thousands of people, including pilgrims, tourists and local villagers, remained stranded on Thursday and an unknown number have been killed after torrential rains in the eastern Himalayas breached a glacier, flooded mountain rivers and triggered scores of landslides. The horrific natural disaster, described by some as a "Himalayan tsunami", was triggered by excessively heavy rainfall of more than 220mm (8.6in) on Sunday in a region home to the headwaters of the river Ganges. As army helicopters...
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