UW News
Shashank Bhushan
June 10, 2021
Cause, scope determined for deadly winter debris flow in Uttarakhand, India
![A destroyed hydroelectric plant in the mountains](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/06/09142936/tapovanHEP_closeup_31March2021E2_IRashid_medresolution-150x150.jpg)
On Feb. 7, 2021, a wall of debris and water barreled down river valleys in India, destroyed two hydropower facilities and left more than 200 people dead or missing. A self-organized coalition of 53 scientists from 14 countries, including researchers from the University of Washington, worked nonstop following the disaster to investigate the cause, scope and impacts.