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The seismically active area is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts that can be strong enough to change the heights of Himalayan peaks

A helicopter ferrying pilgrims to the Kedarnath temple made an emergency landing on Monday due to dense fog.

The combined death toll in both countries surpassed 28,000 and incidents like these throw light on what impact a natural disaster can have.

The river had abundant flow but due to tectonic and seismic upheavals, it fragmented and became waterless