Day: September 13, 2023

More Himachal Pradesh Hydro Projects damaged in flashfloods in July-Aug 2023
Hydro Disaster

More Himachal Pradesh Hydro Projects damaged in flashfloods in July-Aug 2023

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(Feature Image: Heavy vehicles stuck in Machchhetar nulla near Kuther HEP Adit 3 tunnel in Bharmour tehsil of Chamba after August 25, 2023 cloud burst induced flash flood. Image Source: Screen shot of Himachali Vlogger Balwant Kapoor You Tube video)

In July and August 2023, two more hydro electric power (HEP) projects have faced cloud burst induced flash flood destruction in Himachal Pradesh. The first one is Kuther HEP in Chamba district and the second one is Pittkari HEP in Mandi district. The details of 2 HEPs (14 MW GreenKo HEP in Sutlej basin, Shimla and 66 MW Dhaulasiddh HEP in Beas basin, Hamirpur) earlier impacted by cloudbursts induced deluge in last week of June 2023 can be seen here.

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Floods worsened by Dams collapse lead to deaths of thousands in Libya
AFRICA · Dam Disaster

Floods worsened by Dams collapse lead to deaths of thousands in Libya

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Collapse of two dams upstream of the coastal Derna city in NE of Libya, the North African Mediterranean country in the night of Sept 10, 2023, leads to deaths of 5200 and over 10000 missing. This is the worst ever flood disaster of Northern Africa in last 130 years of recorded history. The storm had a climate change footprint, but the city of Darna suffered this fate largely due to dam collapses. This underlines the threat that the dams pose in changing climate.  (Feature image above: Remains of a damaged dam upstream of the Derna city in Libya, N Africa in Sept 2023 disaster.)

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