Scientist visited Indian village just before flooding destroyed it: “residents were at great risk, but did not know it”

Last week, several people were killed and dozens injured in India after a glacial lake in the Himalayas overflowed. The Chungthang village, among other things, was destroyed. Scientist Sayantan Samui (Utrecht University), who researches the vulnerability of mountain people in this region, visited this place a few weeks before the natural disaster occurred. He is now telling his story. “I asked that question then, why don’t you leave?

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