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Himalayan glacier breaks in Uttarakhand, India, leaving up to 150 feared dead in floods
As many as 150 people were feared dead in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream.
Key points:
- People living on the banks of the Alaknanda River have been advised to move to safer places immediately
- Uttarakhand is prone to flash floods and landslides
- In 2013, about 6,000 people in Uttarakhand died in devastating floods
A portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in northern state of Uttarakhand on Sunday morning, damaging the Rishiganga and Dhauliganga hydropower projects, a spokesman for paramilitary Indo Tibetan Border Police said.
He said at least 150 people were working at the two power plants and their fate was unknown.
Three bodies have…
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