The Wider Image: Cracks begin to show in India's Himalayan building spree
Open-air cable cars, used to take tourists to the local ski slopes, pass by Auli, a hill station in Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. In January, cracks developed in more than 800 homes in Joshimath, 100 km from the border with China. Some houses crumbled completely, forcing hundreds of occupants to evacuate. Officials halted road construction work near the town, fearful of a bigger collapse. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.