2014 Sunkoshi blockage

Landslide disaster in Nepal September 2014 Sunkoshi blockage Lake formed by Sunkoshi blockage.jpg Nepal Flood Blockage 156 thumb|Lake formed by Sunkoshi blockage thumb|Jure area after landslide On 2 August 2014, due to heavy rainfall, a landslide occurred at the Sunkoshi river, killing 156 people and blocking the river to form an artificial lake in Sindhupalchok District, Nepal.http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=80158 Downstream areas to be announced flood crisis zone myrepublica.com August 2, 2014http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Landslides+block+Sunkoshi+River%E2%80%9A+locals+being+evacuated&NewsID=422977&a=3 The Himalayan Times : Landslides block Sunkoshi River' locals being evacuated – Detail News : Nepal News Portal thehimalayantimes.com August 8, 2014 August 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810161758/http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Landslides+block+Sunkoshi+River%E2%80%9A+locals+being+evacuated&NewsID=422977&a=3 dead Araniko Highway, the main (and only) artery of goods and people flow to China, was blocked by the landslide ripping out 5 km of highway, and causing huge traffic jam. The landslide, which had a volume of 5.5 million cubic metreshttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84406 Before and After the Sunkosi Landslide NASA Earth Observatory 22 May 2015 swept away 2 dozen houses.http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/08/02/headlines/Massive-landslide-blocks-Sunkoshi-River-8-killed/393024/ Massive landslide blocks Sunkoshi River, 8 killed | Top Stories ekantipur.com August 8, 2014 August 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808142036/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/08/02/headlines/Massive-landslide-blocks-Sunkoshi-River-8-killed/393024/ dead This landslide had massive effects far beyond the local area, not evident from the pictures. The dammed river threatened to unleash a torrent of water upon hundreds of downstream villages that would have ravaged as far as Northern India.http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/09/07/top-story/water-level-plunges-as-sunkoshi-dam-breaks-open/394673.html Water level plunges as Sunkoshi dam breaks open | Top Stories September 7, 2014 September 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140907143321/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/09/07/top-story/water-level-plunges-as-sunkoshi-dam-breaks-open/394673.html dead Despite the use of dynamite, it took the Nepali Army 45 days to dig a canal through the blockage to allow water in the lake to drain. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/nepal-army-unblocks-sunkoshi-river-dammed-by-landslide/article6388064.ece Nepal Army unblocks river dammed by landslide - The Hindu The Hindu September 7, 2014 The lake created was 47 meters deep and over 400 meters long.http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=82612 Water level plummets in artificial Sunkoshi lake (Photo feature) www.myrepublica.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140907165217/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=82612 2014-09-07 The hasty emergency draining through the lake canal itself caused damage to houses downstream and threatened to take out Lamusanghu Hydropower Dam.http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Artificial+Sunkoshi+Lake+brusts+in+Sindhupalchok&NewsID=426671 The Himalayan Times : Sunkoshi Lake bursts after 35 days of formation - Detail News : Nepal News Portal September 7, 2014 September 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140907204102/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Artificial+Sunkoshi+Lake+brusts+in+Sindhupalchok&NewsID=426671 dead 2015 earthquakes Following earthquakes in April and May 2015, concern was expressed that the dam might have become unstable leading to a risk of further flooding downstream of the blockage.Ravilious Kate Quake heightens Nepal landslide concern BBC News Online 13 May 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32721277 2015-05-16 References Category:Natural disasters in Nepal Category:2014 in Nepal Sunkoshi blockage Category:Sindhupalchowk District Category:History of Nepal (2008–present)