FACT CHECK: Nepal avalanche passed off as Uttarakhand glacier burst
A video of a huge block of snow falling off a mountain is viral on social media. Users claim it is a glacier burst that..
By Newsmeter Network Published on 11 Feb 2021 7:20 AM GMT
HYDERABAD: A video of a huge block of snow falling off a mountain is viral on social media. Users claim it is a glacier burst that took place in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Sunday.
This video became viral after the Nanda Devi glacier in Uttarakhand broke down causing large-scale destruction on February 7
We then searched using the keyword "Huge Avalanche at Kapuche Lake" and found several videos that showed the same incident from January 2021. All these videos mentioned the location as Kapuche Lake.
We also found several articles by AGU BLOGOSPHERE and TH
E WEATHER on this incident. It stated that the incident took place in Nepal. The title reads: " Kapuche Lake, Nepal: a video of an avalanche air blast"
We also compared the visuals in the video with images of the Kapuche Glacier on Google Maps.
Evidently, it is clear that the viral video showing blocks of snow rolling down is not from Uttarakhand. The claim is false.
