(NPR) Scores Are Feared Dead In India After Himalayan Glacier Breaks Away

Scores Are Feared Dead In India After Himalayan Glacier Breaks Away

People inspect the site near a damaged hydropower project at Reni village in the Chamoli district in northern India after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off on Sunday.



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Scores Are Feared Dead In India After Himalayan Glacier Breaks Away

At least 140 people are missing after a hydroelectric dam near the glacier was swept away in a deluge of water, rock and debris. "It came very fast. There was no time to alert anyone," a witness said.