IN PICS | Glacier Burst In Uttarakhand’s Chamoli District Causes Serious Damage With Avalanche

A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Avalanche after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat reached Reni village in the Tapovan area of Chamoli to take stock of the situation. (ANI Photo)

ITBP personnel assess the damages in Tapovan area of Reni where a flash flood occurred earlier today. (Photo source: ITBP)

Damaged dam of the Rishi Ganga Power Project, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. More than 150 labourers working at the Rishi Ganga power project may have been directly affected.(PTI Photo)

Rescue operation underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Rescue operation underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.

The collapse and following avalanche were shocking as such incidents in the winter months are deemed unlikely to occur. (PTI Photo)