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India glacier burst: Rescue workers looking for 171 people feared dead
At least 171 people are missing and 26 have now died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating avalanche of water, dust and rocks down a mountain gorge, and crashing through a dam.
Rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors trapped under the debris.
Most of the missing are workers from two hydroelectric projects in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, which were hit by the avalanche.
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A hydro project vehicle is seen stuck in slash and mud at Reni village in the Tapovan area of Chamoli district, in Indian state of Uttrakhund.(AP)