Was climate change to blame for India’s glacier flood disaster?
- Flash flood in Uttarakhand that washed away over 200 people is linked to avalanche and melting glaciers, experts believe
- Extreme weather in region has become more frequent, experts say, while hazardous construction practices amplify the destruction caused

Ten metres downhill from where Singh stood, his fellow workers were washed away by the water and debris. The power project too was destroyed. “I was saved by God’s grace. The pressure was such that I would not have survived had I been in its path.”
The furious flash flood that struck tributaries of the river Ganges in the upper reaches of the Himalayas on Sunday is thought to have washed away some 200 people. The government says 31 bodies have been recovered and 175 remain missing.
Twelve people were rescued from one side of the tunnel on Sunday but another 34 were still trapped at the other end, said police official Banudutt Nair, in charge of the rescue operation. Nair said rescuers were not giving up hope, believing that there were air pockets inside the tunnel, where the workers could still be alive.

CLIMATE CHANGE TO BLAME?