Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A video that I intended to upload on 9 October, hence the intro narration. This tragic event in Sikkim was the result of a combination of events and once again it was a dam collapse that caused the greatest tragedy. Below are some links if you want to investigate further. The photos are mainly from the savethehills blog, see below, I hope it is OK to use them, if there is a problem please let me know. Check them out and more in full detail here:
savethehills.blogspot.com/2023/10/photo-essay-on-glacier-lake-outburst.html
eos.org/thelandslideblog/sikkim-flood-1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sikkim_flash_floods
dam and failure info:
hydroreview.com/dams-and-civil-structures/dam-safety/dam-associated-with-1-2-gw-teesta-stage-iii-hydroelectric-project-bursts-in-india/#gref
sandrp.in/2023/10/04/glacial-lake-flood-destroys-teesta-3-dam-in-sikkim-brings-wide-spread-destruction
twitter.com/Max_VWDV/status/1710960713957564601
A video that I intended to upload on 9 October, hence the intro narration. This tragic event in Sikkim was the result of a combination of events and once again it was a dam collapse that caused the greatest tragedy. Below are some links if you want to investigate further. The photos are mainly from the savethehills blog, see below, I hope it is OK to use them, if there is a problem please let me know. Check them out and more in full detail here:
savethehills.blogspot.com/2023/10/photo-essay-on-glacier-lake-outburst.html
eos.org/thelandslideblog/sikkim-flood-1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sikkim_flash_floods
dam and failure info:
hydroreview.com/dams-and-civil-structures/dam-safety/dam-associated-with-1-2-gw-teesta-stage-iii-hydroelectric-project-bursts-in-india/#gref
sandrp.in/2023/10/04/glacial-lake-flood-destroys-teesta-3-dam-in-sikkim-brings-wide-spread-destruction
twitter.com/Max_VWDV/status/1710960713957564601
