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16 electrocuted as transformer explodes on river bank in Himalayan state
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoAt least 16 people were killed and six others sustained injuries after a transformer exploded on the...
15 people killed as bridge "electrified" by fallen power lines in India
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew Delhi — At least 15 people were fatally electrocuted Tuesday night on a bridge in the northern...
2 Toronto restaurants are offering free meals to those in need. But some say they shouldn't have to
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTwo Toronto-area restaurants are offering free meals to those in need this holiday season as the...
At least 16 dead, 7 injured after transformer explosion in India
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA power transformer exploded at the Namami Gange project site in the Uttarakhand Chamoli District on...
Warnings about India's sinking town have been ignored since 1976
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAs soon as reports of cracks developing in houses started pouring in from Uttarakhand’s Joshimath...
Why an Indian Himalayan town is sinking
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoRishi Devi, 37, has presently taken shelter in a government school in Joshimath along with her family. As the temperature dips to minus 3.5 degrees...
India jailed a British Aramco executive for using a satellite phone
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoIndia jailed a British executive of Saudi Arabian oil giant Saudi Aramco in July for carrying an...
India’s Sinking Holy Town Faces A Grim Future
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJoshimath town is seen along side snow capped mountains, in India's Himalayan mountain state of Uttarakhand, Jan. 21. JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Inside a...
Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever before, scientists warn
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHimalayan glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates and could lose up to 80 per cent of their...
‘Our worst nightmare has come true’: The crisis facing the sinking Himalayan town of Joshimath
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds of people have been evacuated with large cracks appearing in buildings – with activists...