More houses develop cracks in Joshimath; 27 more families evacuated

Every minute is important, the Uttarakhand chief secretary said on Monday as more houses, buildings and roads developed cracks in the sinking town of Joshimath, red crosses came up on hundreds of......

U'khand disaster: 'Temporary lake' triggers concern

Experts were trying Friday to determine if a temporary lake formed upstream by an avalanche could breach its banks and threaten the rescue work at the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel, where 25-30......

Rescuers deploy drones to locate workers trapped in Tapovan tunnel

Using drones and remote-sensing equipment, rescue teams intensified efforts on Wednesday to reach the 25-35 men trapped in a sludge-choked tunnel since the Uttarakhand glacier disaster three days......

What caused U'khand distaster? Here's what scientists say

A rock mass weakened over a period of time due to freezing and thawing of snow must have led to the creation of a "weak zone", triggering its collapse, which resulted in the formation of a......