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Aug 2025: Five Road Workers Missing After Flashfloods in Pauri-Uttarakhand
Climate Change · Cloud Burst · Disasters · Floods · Himalayas · Monsoon

Aug 2025: Five Road Workers Missing After Flashfloods in Pauri-Uttarakhand

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(Feature Image: Search Operation on Aug 07, 2025 in Katola gaad of Bankura village in Chauthan Patti, Thaisain, Pauri. Source: Uttarakhand Police)

The Chauthan Patti under Thailisain block of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand has again been battered by excessive rainfall events on August 06 2025. Villagers have reported of 3 incidents of ‘cloudburst’ induced flashflood causing severe damages in Bankura, Mansari and Sarson villages.

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July 2024: NMDC’s Iron Ore ‘Check-Dam’ Flood Disaster in Chhattisgarh
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July 2024: NMDC’s Iron Ore ‘Check-Dam’ Flood Disaster in Chhattisgarh

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(Feature Image: Screenshot of NMDC’s ‘check-dam’ in flooded condition. Image Credit: NDTV MP/Chhattisgarh)

An iron ore check-dam of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NDMC) has breached and created flood disaster in downstream area of Kirandul town in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. The breach of earthen dam located between mines 11 B & 11 in eastern ridge of Bailadila range occurred around 3 pm on Jul 21, 2024 following heavy rainfall.

The subsequent deluge has affected several homes and vehicles in Bengali camp located downhill the dam in Kirandul town. There was chaos among the residents who fled to their safety seeing the flash flood. A six-year-old kid on his way to attend tuition class was washed away. The child was later rescued safely and hospitalized as per the Amar Ujala report. 

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