Uttarakhand glacier avalanche raises alarm for Nepal

On Sunday, a harrowing video showed torrents of water, rock and dust hurtling down a mountain valley in the Uttarakhand state of northern India

Feb 09, 2021
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On Sunday, a harrowing video showed torrents of water, rock and dust hurtling down a mountain valley in the Uttarakhand state of northern India.

A Himalayan glacier broke below 7,816-metre Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, sweeping away a small hydroelectric project and damaging a bigger one further downstream the Dhauliganga river, according to media reports.

As per initial reports, 100 to 150 people were feared dead after a flood of dust, rock and water roared down the river valley. While rescue of those trapped is ongoing, as many as 12 bodies had been recovered by Monday afternoon.

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