At least 26 people dead, 170 missing in northern India after huge chunk of Himalayan glacier crashes into river
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A rescue operation near the Dhauliganga hydro power project at Reni village in Chamoli district, Uttrakhand, India.
Over 100 people are feared dead after part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off causing massive floods in the Tapovan area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. Source: STATE DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE
Twenty-six people were confirmed dead on Monday and more than 170 others were missing after a devastating flash flood in India.
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At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and at least 170 others were still missing after a chunk of glacier dislodged and unleashed a devastating flash flood in northern India.
The wall of water barrelled down a valley in India's Himalayan north on Sunday morning, destroying bridges, roads and two hydroelectric power plants.
"There was a cloud of dust as the water went by. The ground shook like an earthquake," local inhabitant Om Agarwal told Indian TV.
Uttarakhand state government said on Monday 14 bodies have been recovered from different places but that according to local officials 170 others were missing.
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