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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 (www.hindustantimes.com)
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[–] beigeoat@110010.win 3 points 1 year ago

I get hindi and english newspapers at my home and the hindi one says cloudburst and the English one gives three possible theories;

  1. Heavy rain
  2. Landslide/Avalanche
  3. Earthquake that occurred on Tuesday