Monday, 17 December 2012

Storms and Floods

Cyclone Evan has smashed into the island nation of Fiji as a category 4 storm, sending thousands fleeing to emergency centres. Tourists have retreated to their hotel rooms and aren't allowed to leave. Locals are facing the cyclone head on. Cyclone Evan is about 480 kilometres wide, and has winds of up to 230 kilometres per hour. It's the strongest cyclone to hit Fiji in the past decade, and there are concerns that storm surges will flood low-lying areas.


Avalanche in Siachen, India


-Avalanche killed 6 Indian army troopers on Siachen Glacier near line-of control (LoC) in Indian-controlled Kashmir. One Indian army is still missing in snow avalanche.


-Avalanche rescue teams along with rescue dogs were immediately send to the disaster area.


-A medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for higher reaches of snow bound areas of Chowkibal, Tangdhar, Machhil, Keran, Jawahar tunnel, Uri and Gulmarg areas.


-Siachen Glacier is the highest battlefield in the world located at an altitude of 7,000 meters above the sea level in Ladakh division of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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