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The tragic event in Uttrakhand that occurred on Sunday morning left the nation helpless and confused.
Almost 170 people were reported missing after a glacier broke off near Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli district in the Garhwal Himalayas.
By the evening seven dead bodies were recovered from the site but the exact numbers are yet to be announced as the Rescue team is still in the operations.
The glacier accident tragedy shook the state and nation.
With global warming reaching its new peak every year, Glaciers accidents and warnings have been a worldwide phenomenon.
Below is the list of glacier landslides accidents that occurred or are predicted to occur recently around the globe.
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The tragic event in Uttrakhand that occurred on Sunday morning left the nation helpless and confused.
Almost 170 people were reported missing after a glacier broke off near Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli district in the Garhwal Himalayas.
By the evening seven dead bodies were recovered from the site but the exact numbers are yet to be announced as the Rescue team is still in the operations.
The glacier accident tragedy shook the state and nation.
With global warming reaching its new peak every year, Glaciers accidents and warnings have been a worldwide phenomenon.
Below is the list of glacier landslides accidents that occurred or are predicted to occur recently around the globe.
1. Canadian Rockies
A popular tourist outing in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta turned into a scene of chaos after a glacier tour bus rolled on a Saturday afternoon in July 2020, killing three passengers and injuring 24 others on board, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The vehicle, with 27 people on board, was specially designed to carry visitors onto one of North America’s largest glaciers, in Jasper National Park in Alberta, a popular tourist site.
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Mont Blanc
Italian authorities have evacuated about 75 people, mostly tourists, from an Alpine valley as huge blocks of ice threaten to crash down from a glacier.
Planpincieux glacier, in the Mont Blanc massif, has weakened because of intense summer heat alternating with night-time cold.