Death toll rises to 47 after flood swept through India's Himalaya
Rescuers in India have found more bodies as they dug through debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam.
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Rescuers in India have found more bodies as they dug through debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam.
The flood began shortly after midnight Wednesday, when the waters of a glacial lake overflowed, cracking open the biggest hydroelectric dam in Sikkim state.
GANGTOK, India — Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee. Officials said the hundreds of rescuers
Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India's Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee.
Rescuers in India have found more bodies as they dug through debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam.