Most of the destruction at Kedarnath was caused by a sudden rapid melting of ice and snow on the Kedarnath Mountain, 6 km (3.7 mi) from the temple, which flooded the Chorabari Lake (upstream) and then Kedarnath. The temple was flooded with water resulting in several deaths due to drowning and panic-driven stampede. [27] .

2018年12月7日 · In the early hours of June 17, 2013 a flash flood came down upon the overflowing banks of the Chorabari lake in Uttarakhand. Carrying huge amounts of silt and rocks, it destroyed lives, houses and everything else that came its way.

2022年6月15日 · In the early hours of June 16, 2013 a flash flood came down upon the overflowing banks of the Chorabari lake in Uttarakhand. Carrying huge amounts of silt and rocks, it destroyed lives, houses...

2013年6月29日 · Cloudburst was ruled out within the first few days of the disaster. The few Kedarnath pilgrims who survived called the onslaught Himalayan tsunami. The rocks and boulders that came down made geologists and glaciologist wonder whether it was Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), a phenomenon the Himalayas are becoming prone to because of global ...

2024年6月17日 · The 2013 Uttarakhand floods, often referred to as the Kedarnath disaster, remain etched in the memory of India as one of the most devastating natural calamities in recent history. This article revisits the tragedy, shedding light on the causes, the impact, and the lessons learned to ensure such a catastrophe never repeats .

The impact of disaster was most pronounced in the Mandakini valley of the Rudraprayag district. Torrential rains, coupled with the probable collapse of the Chorabari Lake, led to flooding at the Kedarnath Shrine and the adjacent areas of Rambara, Agastyamuni, Tilwara, and Guptkashi.

2013年6月22日 · Prayers at the calamity-hit Kedarnath shrine of Uttarakhand resumed this morning, almost three months after flash floods left hundreds of people dead in the state. The prayers started in the presence of a 24-member team of priests and temple committee officials, after a sanctification and atonement ceremony.

2015年11月14日 · Kedarnath was devastated on 16th evening–17th morning (June 2013) due to landslides and flash floods that killed more than 5000 people in Uttarakhand. What really happened on 16th evening through next 12 h till final deluge on 17th morning has been a subject of speculation due to lack of sufficient eye witness and monitoring system.

2015年5月19日 · The vast majority of fatalities and destruction resulted directly from a lake outburst and debris flow disaster originating from above the village of Kedarnath on June 16 and 17. Here, we provide a systematic analysis of the contributing factors leading to the Kedarnath disaster, both in terms of hydrometeorological triggering and topographic ...

2016年1月1日 · A natural disaster with torrential downpour and subsequent flash floods led to one of the worst natural disasters on 16-17 June 2013 devastating Kedarnath region in Uttarakhand. Natural...