Uttarakhand: At least 46 killed in floods in Himalayan stateon October 20, 2021 at 4:21 am

Unusually heavy rainfall has triggered flash floods in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand.

While he attributed the heavy rains to the climate crisis, experts have long pointed to other ecological changes in Uttarakhand which have caused landslides and contributed to other disasters such as flash floods. They have cited hydro-power projects in the higher reaches of the Himalayas, and excessive and often unchecked construction on steep slopes which cause damage to the region’s fragile ecology.