ISRO Scientists Uncover True Cause of Dharali Flash Flood: Ice Patch Collapse, Not Cloudburst

New Delhi: ISRO scientists have pinpointed the exact trigger behind last year's devastating Dharali flash flood, ruling out heavy rain and highlighting a new threat from melting Himalayan ice.  On August 5, 2025, a violent rush of water, rocks, and mud slammed into Dharali village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, wrecking homes, hotels, markets, and causing deaths along the Khir Gad stream before it met the Bhagirathi River. Local videos showed a quick, fierce peak flow turning into hours of thick mud, all in a narrow valley at about 2,650-2,700 meters elevation. The area's history includes past floods like 2013's big debris dump, with forests below turning to icy peaks above. https://dev.republicworld.com/

New Delhi: ISRO scientists have pinpointed the exact trigger behind last year's devastating Dharali flash flood, ruling out heavy rain and highlighting a new threat from melting Himalayan ice.  On August 5, 2025, a violent rush of water, rocks, and mud slammed into Dharali village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, wrecking homes, hotels, markets, and causing deaths along the Khir Gad stream before it met the Bhagirathi River. Local videos showed a quick, fierce peak flow turning into hours of thick mud, all in a narrow valley at about 2,650-2,700 meters elevation. The area's history includes past floods like 2013's big debris dump, with forests below turning to icy peaks above.