Druk Pema School, 15 km from Leh town on the Leh-Manali highway, popular as Rancho's school after Aamir Khan's character in the film "3 idiots", was virtually washed away after two cloudbursts led to flash floods in the region on Friday. All 190 students in the school were evacuated.
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This is a serious calamity. Cloud bursts often occur in hilly places. Such calamities are unavoidable. The govt. is taking measures to provide relief to affected people.
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This is a very terrible incident indeed. situated at 13500 feet above sea level, the rescue efforts are greatly hampered by the touch climatic and geographical conditions.
Chetana, a request, could you edit the title of this post from Kashmir to Leh. Though close, the geographically correct location to write would be Leh and not Kashmir!
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Before a cloud burst, +ve and-charges of water molecules accumulate on the oppositte sides which creates an electric field of very high potential difference and causes dielectric breakdown.
