JOSHIMATH, India -- Davindra Singh Rawat was jolted awake by a loud rumble in early January. He felt that the earth beneath his home in Joshimath, a picturesque Himalayan town, was sinking.
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India's 'sinking' sacred town near China border faces dark future
Critics say ill-advised development compounds Joshimath's geological risks
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A crumbling home in Joshimath on Jan. 13: Land subsidence is displacing families as well as raising potential security implications in the Indian town. © Reuters
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