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Nine people have been killed after flood waters from behind the glacier slammed into hydro dams.

Over 150 labourers working at a power project in Tapovan-Reni are feared dead, an Indo Tibetan Border Police spokesperson said while quoting the project-in charge. Three bodies were recovered.

Mahindra wrote in his post, “Glacier burst is a phrase I was unfamiliar with but which, unfortunately, I think we all will get overly familiar with." A glacier broke off in the Tapovan-Reni area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, leading to massive flooding in the Alaknanda river system that swept away anything stood in the way. 

As a burst Himalayan glacier wreaks havoc in India, we look at how glaciers and glacial lakes form, and why they break.

The floods that slammed into two hydroelectric plants and damaged villages in Uttarakhand were set off by a break on a Himalayan glacier upstream.

Indian authorities launched a search operation after a mountain glacier broke, triggering a massive flood of water and debris.

The floods that slammed into two hydroelectric plants and damaged villages in northern India were set off by a break on a Himalayan glacier upstream. He...

3-MIN READ As Rescue Ops Continue in Uttarakhand, News18 Explains How Long People Can Survive Under Rubble A rescued worker, who was trapped in a flooded tunnel near Tapovan Dam, rejoices as rescue personnel pull him out of the debris. At least 16 workers were rescued by an ITBP team. A day after the catastrophe - which saw Nanda Devi glacier burst through its banks at Joshimath, triggering an avalanche and a deluge - multi-agency relief operations continue in Chamoli and adjoining areas of th...

An Indian Air Force's initial report on Sunday showed that Uttarakhand's Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam was completely washed off following a glacier burst in the Chamoli district.

Glacier burst: UN ready to help with rescue efforts in Uttarakhand PTI United Nations | Updated on February 08, 2021 Rescue operations under way near Tapovan Tunnel   -  PTI× Seven bodies have been recovered while at least 125 people are missing The United Nations stands ready to contribute to the ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in Uttarakhand if necessary, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, as the top leadership of the global organisation expressed sadness over the loss of l...