Sikkim chief secretary V.B. Pathak said 19 people had died while 98 were missing till Thursday evening. More than 22,000 people have been affected in Sikkim alone
A glacial lake’s overflow swept away more than 100 people in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India. Climate change is aggravating the threat of such phenomena.
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The dam had been contentious from the start. It was the largest to be built in India's far northeastern Sikkim state, and had been operating since 2017 as part of the country's.