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11 hours ago
- CTV News
Indian rescuers scour debris after 60 killed in flood
In this Oct. 7, 2016, photograph provided by Juniper Outdoor Pursuits Centre Pvt. Ltd shows Nanda Devi twin peaks which are connected with a razor sharp ridge with a distance of around 2 kilometers running at approximately 6666m height or 22,000 feet, seen from Chaukori in Uttarakhand, India. (AP Photo/ Maninder Kohli via Juniper Outdoor Pursuits Centre Pvt. Ltd) Indian rescuers pulled bodies from mud and rubble Friday after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people and washed away dozens more. Torrents of water and mud driven by intense rain tore through Chisoti village in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday, leaving dozens missing, including Hindu pilgrims who were visiting a shrine. It is the second major deadly flooding disaster in India this month. Officials said a large makeshift kitchen in Chisoti, where more than 100 pilgrims were, was completely washed away by what Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reported was a sudden 'cloudburst' rain storm. Arun Shah, 35, had just completed his pilgrimage with his family when the flood struck. 'It was horrifying', he told AFP, speaking by telephone from a hospital in Kishtwar district, where Chisoti is located. 'Boulders and a rush of water came down from the mountain. We all got separated while trying to save ourselves,' he said. Kishtwar district hospital head Yudhvir Kotwal told AFP more than 100 people were brought in after the disaster. 'Most of the injured had head injuries, fractured bones and ribs,' Kotwal said, adding that 'dead bodies are still being retrieved from under the mud and rubble'. Heavy earthmovers were brought to the disaster area to dig through deep mud. The army's White Knight Corps said its troops, 'braving the harsh weather and rugged terrain, are engaged in evacuation of injured'. Emergency supplies including ropes and digging tools were being brought to the disaster site, with the army supporting other rescue teams. Mohammad Irshad, a top disaster management official, told AFP on Friday that '60 people are recorded dead', with 80 people unaccounted for. Floods and landslides are common during the June-September monsoon season, but experts say climate change, coupled with poorly planned development, is increasing their frequency, severity and impact. Floods on August 5 overwhelmed the Himalayan town of Dharali in India's Uttarakhand state and buried it in mud. The likely death toll from that disaster is more than 70 but has not been confirmed. The UN's World Meteorological Organization said last year that increasingly intense floods and droughts are a 'distress signal' of what is to come as climate change makes the planet's water cycle ever more unpredictable. Roads had already been damaged by days of heavy storms in Kishtwar district. The area lies more than 200 kilometres (125 miles) by road from the region's main city Srinagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the spate of disasters in his Independence Day speech in New Delhi on Friday. 'In the past few days, we have been facing natural disasters, landslides, cloudbursts, and many other calamities,' he said. 'Our sympathies are with the affected people. State governments and the central government are working together with full strength.'
CBC
20 hours ago
- CBC
107 homes evacuated as Long Lake fire continues to burn in Annapolis County
More than one hundred homes have been evacuated as a wildfire in Annapolis County continues to burn Friday morning. The fire broke out Wednesday on the north side of Long Lake near West Dalhousie, N.S., about 20 kilometres east of Annapolis Royal. The provincial Department of Natural Resources has said a lightning strike caused the fire. According to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System map, the Long Lake fire was estimated Thursday evening to be 486 hectares, or approaching five square kilometres — up from 300 hectares around noon Thursday. An evacuation order was expanded on Thursday evening, and now applies to: The Dalhousie Road intersection to 484 Morse Rd. West Dalhousie Road from civic addresses 4530 to 6186. Thorn Road from civic addresses 2648 to 3408. Medicraft Lane with the civic addresses 122, 126 and 126 Unit 2. In an interview with the CBC's Information Morning Nova Scotia on Friday, Dustin Enslow, the deputy warden of the Municipality of the County of Annapolis, said 107 homes have been evacuated, affecting 215 people. An alert issued at 7:42 p.m. AT Thursday told evacuees to leave or risk injury or loss of life. Evacuees should check in at the Bridgetown Fire Hall at 31 Bay Rd., and can call 1-833-806-1515 for more information. A news release from the Municipality of the County of Annapolis Thursday said the Bridgetown Volunteer Fire Department on Bay Road was acting as a reception centre for evacuees. "Don't stay behind to help or because you don't think this will affect you," the release said. "You are putting the lives of our brave first responders and firefighters at risk when you do this. Precious supplies need to go to our firefighting efforts and support personnel." Natural Resources said Thursday about 30 of its firefighters and 10 local firefighters were battling the Long Lake fire. Another fire burning in the Hoyt Lake area, just south of Long Lake, was estimated at one hectare, the department said. Seven Natural Resources and 10 local firefighters were on scene with aircraft support. Natural Resources said a fire at Durland Lake Brook — near the Annapolis County-Queens County border — is estimated to be 0.3 hectares. Six Natural Resources and 20 local firefighters are working on the ground and a Natural Resources helicopter is supporting from the air. According to Environment Canada, there were thunderstorms and rain in the area on Thursday night. No further rain is in the forecast until Sunday night, which has a 30 per cent chance of precipitation.
CBC
a day ago
- CBC
Wildfires continue to spread in Canada, some faster than usual
Wildfires are now burning in several provinces across the country, including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, British Columbia and Ontario. Fires burning at Port Alberni, B.C., are rapidly growing, which officials say is 'unusual' for Vancouver Island.
