The biggest dam in the Indian state of Sikkim, generating 1,200 MW of power (roughly the same as the Hoover dam) was washed away in 10 minutes after flash flood
The biggest dam in the Indian state of Sikkim, generating 1,200 MW of power (roughly the same as the Hoover dam) was washed away in 10 minutes after flash flood
At least 30 people have been reported missing and six bridges have been washed away in north Sikim since Tuesday night due to the flash floods
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Immediately, our team went to the dam to open the gates. Before they could open, the flash flood hit them, and they ran away to save their lives
I'm surprised they had to send a team to open the gates, I'd have thought this could be done remotely.
And, why did they not have some kind of early warning system set up to give them more notice of the breaching of the Lhokan Lake moraine? The moraine was known to be in imminent danger of breaching.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X21001914