NEW DELHI — A landslide 20 kilometers west of Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, resulted in a flash flood on February 7 that left more than 200 dead, and swept away two-state hydro-electric projects, according to satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters. Avalanches and flash flooding in the Himalayas are common during summer and monsoon months, […]
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