At least 40 people dead after glacial lake flooding in Indian Himalayas

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At least 40 people have been killed in flooding in the Indian Himalayan region, officials have said.

The flood began on Wednesday when the waters of the glacial South Lhonak lake breached a hydroelectric dam.

That triggered flash flooding in the mountainous Sikkim state of northeastern India, impacting towns and villages along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-40-people-dead-after-glacial-lake-flooding-in-indias-himalayan-region-12977956

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