City sinking in India
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  • Writer's pictureKyle Sooley-Brookings

City sinking in India



Hundreds of people have been moved to shelters in India after the land has been sinking causing cracks in buildings, homes, and roads.


A temple has collapsed in Joshimath, a city in northern India, and there is damage to at least 600 homes.


The area serves as a gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions.


The cause of the sinking land might be due to a faulty drainage system according to local officials.


No injuries have been reported thus far.


Local residents say that cracks have been appearing in some homes since floods in 2021.


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