18 people have died and over 200 are still missing after a glacial break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered an avalanche and massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning, forcing the evacuation of thousands, and damaging both houses and the nearby Rishiganga and NTPC power projects.
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Currently, multi-agency relief operations are being carried out in in Chamoli and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand that have been ravaged by floods in the aftermath of a glacial burst.