Satellite pictures present 550 m ‘deep cut’ in glacier after Uttarakhand avalanche

New Delhi: Days after avalanche in Uttarakhand wreaked havoc by means of its gushing waters, the specialists and scientists are brainstorming the explanations behind the pure catastrophe.
ISRO at present launched pictures exhibiting the precise website of snow avalanche which triggered catastrophic flash floods within the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga river catchment areas on February 7.
In one other satellite tv for pc pictures launched by French Space Agency CNES, a 550 metre ‘deep cut’ might be seen within the wake of glacier breakage from Nanda Ghunti peak, at a prominence referred to as Ronti peak.

These pictures had been captured on Feb 9 and reveal a 550-meter lengthy rupture line.
Scientists at French Space Agency CNES concluded {that a} large rockslope failure launched rock & ice that created a devastating flood within the Rishiganga river valley.

Satellite imagery earlier than/after the flood factors to widespread snow soften in solely 5 days as per Simon Gascoin.