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The rugged landscape of the Indian Himalayan region elevates the risk of hazard events and holds back socioeconomic development opportunities for remote and vulnerable communities. Particularly notable are landslides, floods, forest fires and earthquakes. A recent international assessment of disaster impacts (1996–2015) revealed that India as a whole suffered the fifth largest mortality, especially related to flood events1.
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