Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:48am on 07 Aug 2025,Thursday Weather & Environment
A flash flood struck Dharali village following a massive collapse of glacial sediment—an estimated 360 million cubic meters of debris tumbled down from a height of around 6,700 m, likely due to a retrogressive slope failure, not just rainfall . The avalanche, equivalent to over 140,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools of mud and rock, reached the village in seconds, demolishing over 20 structures and claiming at least four lives . Experts warn the unstable hanging morainic deposits, exacerbated by glacier melt and steep terrain, demand urgent geological monitoring and tighter construction controls in hazard zones. (PC: The Times of India)
