Floods, landslides leave 40 dead in northern India

Prayer for these people Lt Col Charlie Brown

Yes Ma'am, the state of Himachal Pradesh is home to sources of the Satluj River (longest river among the six sisters); Chenab River basin is the largest of all six major rivers originating in India; Beas River has the best waters for kayaking and white water rafting and; the Ravi River among other lesser water flows, to include the Spiti River. There are a lot of landslides in Himachal Pradesh due to torrential rains that batter the state in monsoons and cloud bursts. This water causes rivers to overflow and in turn cause flooding in the plains, to include the gangatic flood plains.

In more recent times, an additional cause for down river flooding and destruction has been the glacial bursts due to global warming and the El Nino/El Nina effect.

Lt Col Charlie Brown