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Rescue efforts are under way after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off on Sunday and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down a mountain, trapping power plant workers in a tunnel. Experts say the disaster could be linked to global warming.

An early survey of the damage caused by the glacier break and flood to Uttarakhand's Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower plant shows the dam has been "completely washed off", Indian Air Force sources said on Sunday.

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Uttarakhand flood ‘quite peculiar’: Scientists to study cause - what we know so far Kalachand Sain, the director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, stated a ‘glacial burst’ is widely considered the cause (also the cause of the 2013 Uttarakhand floods), with a close second reason being a possible cloudburst. February 08, 2021 / 02:11 PM IST The sudden floods washed away hydroelectric stations on the river system and killed at least 10 people so far. Another 143 are missing ...

Close Indian rescuers were struggling to reach the victims trapped after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off and released a torrent of water and debris slammed into two hydroelectric plants. At least nine people were killed, and 140 were missing. (Photo : Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)) A man reacting after he was pulled out from beneath the ground by ITBP personnel during rescue operations after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of the northern state of Ut...

Rescuers in northern India are working to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and...

India rescuers worked to save people trapped after a glacier breach sent water and debris down a mountain, leaving at least 26 dead and scores missing.

Uttarakhand officials say 26 bodies recovered, and state’s chief minister while at least 171 people are still missing.

More than 200 still missing, multiple agencies teaming up to search for survivors

The disaster comes nearly eight years after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst killed an estimated 6,000 people in Uttarakhand in the summer of 2013