Category: Himalaya

Nearly 200 People in Himalayan Town Evacuated After Homes Develop Cracks

LUCKNOW—Indian authorities have moved nearly 200 people from their homes in the Himalayan town of Joshimath, an official said on Saturday, after hundreds of buildings in the area popular with pilgrims and tourists developed cracks due to shifting soil. For years, experts have warned that large-scale construction work, including hydro power projects, in and around…


Indian Himalayas Avalanche Kills 4, Several Missing

LUCKNOW—At least four people have died and several others are still missing in the Indian Himalayas after a group of 41 mountaineers was hit by an avalanche on Tuesday, a statement from a mountaineering institute in northern India said. The group, consisting of 34 mountaineering trainees and seven instructors, was caught under the avalanche at…