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When a tragedy like Leh strikes; we only remember the hundreds who died, the houses detroyed. Every one of the dead must have hoped to wake up alive. Every child was promised a future betrayed by fate. Thousands Left with no life no choice.
Leh floods on 00.00hours on 6th Aug 2010 was a natural geological event triggered by heavy rains. This flooding event natural but devastation was due to man made activities. All the destruction was of the buildings recently constructed on the paleo channel deposit.
At mid-night of 5th August 2010, a sudden cloudburst caused flash floods in the town of Leh, the administrative center of the mountainous northern Ladakh region that borders China and Pakistan, killing more than 160 people and leaving hundreds injured. www.maitripune.org
At mid-night of 5th August 2010, a sudden cloudburst caused flash floods in the town of Leh, the administrative center of the mountainous northern Ladakh region that borders China and Pakistan, killing more than 160 people and leaving hundreds injured. www.maitripune.org
The armed forces are working tirelessly to provide succour to people in Ladakh and helping them piece together their lives shattered by the devastating flash flood. NewsX has travelled in the flood-hit terrains and captured some rare moments.
The armed forces are working tirelessly to provide succour to people in Ladakh and helping them piece together their lives shattered by the devastating flash flood. NewsX has travelled in the flood-hit terrains and captured some rare moments.
Targes, a Save the Children staff member in Leh, whose own home was destroyed by the recent floods, rushed to help 9 people escape from the rubble where they were trapped. Save the Children in partnership with other NGOs have distributed family kits in all affected areas of Leh.
Over 100 succumb to flash floods in northern India. A severe thunderstorm followed by hail took at least 112 lives and injured 400 as flash floods and mudslides were set off in the Himalayan region of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir state on Friday, August 6. The floods, which began around midnight, swept away homes, cars and buses while most people lost communication in and around the district of Leh. Meanwhile, locals, police, paramilitary, and army soldiers worked to rescue residents and visiting tourists from knee-deep mud that carried some busses in its flow for up to 2 kilometers. Conveying his grief for the losses, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has offered along with the Jammu and Kashmir state government to provide relief funds for those who have lost family members. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is also flying to the affected areas with relief supplies and a team of 140 personnel from the National Disaster Relief Force as well as doctors and paramedical staff. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir police have set up two camps to provide food and shelter for nearly 2000 people. With our prayers for the storm-afflicted, we thank the government officials, military, police and local volunteers for your dedicated endeavors to help the victims. With Heaven's blessings, may such calamities be lessened through humanity's gentler stewardship on Earth.
Indian Air Force helicopters have rescued 28 foreign tourists, who were stuck for five days in one region of Kashmir. Flash flooding has destroyed highways in the area, cutting off access to the region. Indian Air Force helicopters rescued foreign tourists from flood-ravaged Rumsey. The vacationers were stuck in the valley for over five days due to flash floods in Leh. Officials say that about 28 tourists from France have landed safely at the Leh Air Force base in Indian Kashmir. [Yeang, French Tourist]: "I went from Manali, India, and I was blocked for three days in the military camp in Rumsey. It was three days and we have been rescued by the Indian military, and we were good, and now we are here. So, thank you India." Tourists say their visit became a nightmare, but they would love to come back again. At least 300 people remain missing. Last week's floods triggered by heavy rains, destroyed homes, uprooted telephone towers and deposited boulders and mud up to 15 feet high on highways, cutting road links with the rest of the country. Indian Air Force helicopters have dropped and distributed food, drinking water, and other aid materials to remote villages that have been completely cut off from the rest of the state.
Dr Ritesh Arya, a geologist working in Leh, video recorded the devastation that was unleashed by the flash floods.
A CJ shows how his car was swept away by mudslide in Choglamsar village.
NDTV 24X7 displays a ticker during the Leh crisis, urging viewers to contribute to the organisation's relief efforts.
CNN IBN displays a ticker during the Leh crisis, urging viewers to contribute to the organisation's relief efforts.
New from Leh now where at least 100 foreign tourists have been stranded in Rumste, near the town. The air force has launched an operation to rescue them. This news comes just days after another group of 140 tourists were trapped in the Zanskar valley. 166 people including 23 foreign tourists have now been confirmed dead from Friday's cloudburst. 400 others are still missing. Here's a look at the latest from Leh.
Even as India comes to terms with the loss of life from the Leh cloudburst, the rest of the world has also been battling equally destructive natural disasters. From neighbouring Pakistan to a remote glacier in Greenland, I put together this short report that examines what's going wrong and if all these tragedies are indeed linked.
The US claims that over a hundred Americans were discovered dead by the floods that devastated Leh in Kashmir. www.istream.in
The death toll in Leh after the deadly cloudbursts has climbed to 166 including 23 foreigners. Around 400 people are still missing. www.istream.in
Hundreds of tourists are stuck in Leh as they are not getting tickets to their countries and the ATMs too are not functioning. www.istream.in
A short video I made for the cause of helping the Leh flash flood victims. Facebook page: www.facebook.com Do your bit and share this video with as many people as you can. Video clips from NDTV and NewsX. Song in the background is "I'll see you again" by Westlife available for purchase at the link below: itunes.apple.com If you like the song, PLEASE support the artists and purchase the song. Thanks! ~ Alankar Misra (www.facebook.com
CNN-IBN team managed to travel to the worst affected village on the outskirts of Leh.
In a cruel twist of fate 28-year-old Riyaz died in the tragedy just as he was getting ready to marry.
Two-year-old Deldan Angmo was washed away by flood water on August 6 in Leh, Ladakh.
The trail of death and devastation left behind by the cloud burst in Leh on that fateful Friday has not ended. The flash floods and mudslide have so far left 130 dead and over 400 others missing. Rains, especially cloudbursts is not a common feature in Leh but neither was the Government prepared for such an emergency nor were the infrastructures.
FLASH FLOOD DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE,DEATH TOLL CROSSES 145 IN LEH, FRESH CLOUDBURST IN LEH REGION,NEWS9 REPORT
For more Selected News logon to www.youtube.com/trwmediacom Cloudbursts descend from very high clouds, sometimes with tops above 15 kilometers. Meteorologists say the rain from a cloudburst is usually of the shower type with a fall rate equal to or greater than 100mm (3.94 inches) per hour. During a cloudburst, more than 2cm of rain may fall in a few minutes. When there are instances of cloudbursts, the results can be disastrous. Rapid precipitation from cumulonimbus clouds is possible due to so called Langmuir precipitation process in which large droplets can grow rapidly by coagulating with smaller droplets which fall down slowly. samething happen in leh ,With the death toll in the flash flood in Ladakh up to 150 (and 500 people missing), and hundreds of houses destroyed, the magnitude of the havoc wrought by the natural calamity cannot be underestimated. The floods affected Leh town and the surrounding villages, the main population centres of this thinly peopled district and also the focus of much of its economic activity. It is going to take many months for that remote corner of India to return to normal. The immediate priority is to ensure that survivors are rescued and taken to safety and provided medical care, and that all affected people have access to relief. The Army and the Air Force have already been deployed for rescue operations, to which the continuing bad weather poses a challenge. Moreover, sections of all roads leading to the ravaged area have been ...
Leh flash floods: 400 people are still missing in Leh after Friday's cloudburst, and flash floods. Massive rescue operations continue.
The landing of planes has resumed at the Leh airport proving beneficial for the rescue operations and relief work. www.istream.in
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Our Correspondent Suhail Bukhari bring reports from Leh Airport...where the runway too bore the brunt of the fury of Flash Floods. Though the authorities managed to clear the air strip allowing air crafts with relief material to land.
The weather improved in Leh yesterday helping the rescue efforts gain speed in the area. Over 130 people lost their lives while 400 others are injured in the flash floods that sent rivers of mud down the desert mountainsides. With this the total number of injured has gone up to more than 600. The fear is that the mud will leave no breathing space and therefore there is little hope for those who are trapped in the debris.
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for more selected news logon to www.youtube.com/trwmediacom LEH: At least 103 people were killed and another 370 injured when flash floods triggered by torrential rains struck this Himalayan town in Ladakh region, northeast of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving a trail of death and destruction. "We have recovered 103 bodies so far and at least 370 are injured. The number of missing cannot be ascertained as yet," State Police Chief Kuldeep Khoda said over phone from Srinagar. He said the toll may go up. Leh airport runway was affected but was made operational by afternoon to facilitate landing of aircraft carrying relief material and rescue teams. State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah flew to Leh to have an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. He visited the flood-hit areas and spoke to the affected families. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grief over the loss of life and property in the flash floods and announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 1 lakh each to next of kin of each of the deceased. The state government also announced that Rs 2 lakh relief would be given to the families of each of those killed in the natural disaster. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will fly to Leh tomorrow with relief supplies and a team of 140 personnel of the National Disaster Relief Force alongwith eith doctors and paramedical staff in an IL76 IAF aircraft. Massive rescue operations were underway involving the state police, paramilitary forces and the army in Leh town. Security ...
LEH FLASH 'FLOODED' THE UNENDING WOES OF LEH,RAIN HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS, HUNDREDS KILLED IN FLASH FLOODS, THOUSANDS OF HOUSES WASHED AWAY,NEWS9 REPORT
Indian ExpressLeh flash floods: 137 dead, rescuers struggle in remote areasIndian ExpressThe devastating flash floods that ravaged Leh town and adjoining areas on Thursday night have so far killed 137 people though there are fears that hundreds ...Floods ruined Leh, 137 Died, Many missingOnline Latest News (blog)all 4 news articles »
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Moneycontrol.comMaharashtra offers aid to Leh flood victimsSifyMaharashtra is ready to offer any kind of aid or assistance for providing succour to the victims of the flash floods in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, ...Leh floods: A father finds his sonNDTV.comLeh floods: 115 killed, 500 injuredindiabloomsLeh Floods: 115 dead, 25 Army Jawans missingBreakingNewsOnline.The Associated Press -Los Angeles Times -TwoCircles.netall 1,519 news articles »
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OneindiaLeh rescue operations suspeded due to heavy rainsOneindia... of cloudbursts triggered off flash floods killing as many as 115 people. “Heavy rains have forced us to suspend the rescue operations in Leh town. ...Exact death toll not known in Leh tragedy: AzadSifyall 28 news articles »
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Rancho's school washed away but students safeIBNLive.comThe Druk Pema school which falls just 15 km outside Leh town on the Leh-Manali highway was washed away after two cloudbursts led to flash floods and ...Rancho's school washed awayTimes of Indiaall 3 news articles »
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today flew to Leh to make an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. He visited the areas and spoke to the affected families.
Bodies were found dotted over the hills and inundated roads following the cloudburst and the mudslides. www.istream.in
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