India: 14 dead, 102 missing in Himalayan glacial lake burst
Infrastructure -including roads and bridges - in the Himalayan region of India have also been severely damaged amid the devastating flash floods.
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Infrastructure -including roads and bridges - in the Himalayan region of India have also been severely damaged amid the devastating flash floods.
It is possible that strong permafrost degradation in the vicinity of the lake may have destabilised the dam, which may have then failed upon an exceptionally strong rainfall event, said an expert.
"At least 10 people were killed and 102 others reported missing," Prabhakar Rai, director of the Sikkim state disaster management authority
Rescue teams from India looked for 102 people missing on Thursday after a high-altitude glacier lake burst in a horrific flash flood that
Authorities said roads had been “severely” damaged and that 14 bridges had been washed away.