Landslide disaster management near Khardungla Pass Himalayas using explosives


Image of the recover operation at a landslide site near Khardungla Pass in the Himalayas at 18000 feet above sea level. Rocks were blasted with dynamite and then bulldozed into the valley below to clear the roads,


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