The cause of the apparent subsidence in Joshimath in the northern state of Uttarakhand was unclear. theSun theSundaily disaster hydroelectric Himalayas India
A resident shows a crack on the wall of his house at Joshimath in Chamoli district of India’s Uttarakhand state on January 8, 2023. AFPPIX: Authorities in one of the holiest towns in the Indian Himalayas were evacuating panicked residents Sunday after hundreds of houses began developing yawning cracks and sinking, officials said.
Local official Himanshu Khurana told AFP that at least 60 families had been relocated into shelters and many more were likely to be shifted out from their sinking dwellings. “People are deeply worried. The fear is that the town is sinking,“ he said as helicopters surveyed the area. The town also hosts a major Indian army base and a strategic road to the disputed border with China that has also reportedly developed wide cracks.
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