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Disaster in the Himalayas: how a rare February landslide left more than 200 dead
February 26, 2021 17:00 pm
NEW DELHI, Feb 26: A landslide 20 kilometres west of Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, resulted in a flash flood on Feb. 7 that left more than 200 dead, and swept away two state hydro-electric projects, according to satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters.
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