Stay updated with breaking news from Integrated Mountain. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Air force helicopters rescued scores of stranded tourists Monday in India's Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open
Air force helicopters rescued scores of stranded tourists Monday in India's Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open last week in intense rain, flooding a valley with glacial lake water and killing at least 74 people.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/LBKUI4QMPVHAXMAJMAVLPIHSBA.JPG)
A glacial lake burst in India’s Himalayan northeast, forcing thousands to flee.
Rescuers in India have found more bodies as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam.
A glacial lake burst through a dam in India's Himalayan northeast, causing a flood that has claimed the lives of at least 47 people, with 150 still missing. The flood was triggered by the overflow of a glacial lake, which cracked open the largest hydroelectric dam in Sikkim state. Landslides and floods are common in the region during the monsoon season, and scientists attribute their increasing frequency to global warming.