On March 2, 2025, a devastating avalanche at the Border Roads Organisation camp in Uttarakhand killed at least eight people and left many injured. Despite challenging weather conditions and ...

An avalanche is a natural disaster that occurs when a huge amount of snow, ice, and debris rapidly move down a slope, tending to have disastrous effects. To understand the impact of such disasters ...

The unfortunate event occurred when two groups of heli-skiers were gathered in a staging area below the tree line of the Clute Creek watershed after engaging in skiing activities on the east side of ...

Avalanches are a natural hazard in high-altitude areas of India, posing risks to humans and properties. The government uses ...

Images of some of these working rescue dogs and their handlers, on site and in training, from the past several years ...

Activists blame administrative negligence and reckless construction in avalanche-prone areas. Authorities failed to act on alerts, leading to the tragedy. Experts warn that such disasters will ...

The primal forces that shape our planet, Fire, water, wind, and earth, can also bring chaos, ruin, and sometimes, awe-inspiring spectacles.

and avalanches, endangering millions living in mountainous areas. The region has witnessed devastating disasters in recent years. In 2021, more than 200 people were killed when a section of a ...

"Disasters are the result of this." The latest avalanche has once again brought into focus the "failure" of authorities to learn from past experiences, said social activist Mangala Kothiyal.

With avalanches burying workers in February, heatwaves scorching cities in March, and cyclones defying seasonal norms, India ...

Avalanche claimed the lives of two persons including a child in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar said Saturday. The natural disaster took ...