(CNN) — More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday, killing at least 19 and washing away roads and bridges, according to the state government. A “sudden cloudburst” over Lhonak Lake, in...
More than 100 people are missing in India after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim like an "inland tsunami" on Wednesday, turning deadly.More than 100 people are missing and 14 dead after heavy rains caused a glacial lake to burst in northeastern India on Oct. 4.
Rescue and restoration operations are underway with both state and national disaster personnel involved, the government said.Known as the rooftop of the world, the ecologically-sensitive Himalayan region is prone to flash floods and landslides, and flooding is not unusual in Sikkim. “It is observed that lake is burst and about 105 hectares area has been drained out … which might have created a flash flood downstream ,” ISRO said in text accompanying the images.
On Wednesday evening, one soldier was rescued and is in a stable condition but 22 others remain missing, according to the army. More than 2,000 people have been evacuated and relief camps have been set up across the state to help more than 22,000 people affected by the flash floods. A “detailed assessment” of damage to the hydropower projects would be made by the central government once the flood water recedes, AIR News reported.
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