"We knew that this was coming," said Gyatso Lepcha, general secretary of Affected Citizens of Teesta, an environmental organization based in Sikkim, wrote in a statement that called for a safety review of all dams in the state.
Rescuers are searching for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India s Himalayan north. The flood has killed at least 31 people, with 100 still missing. The cause of the flood is unclear, but experts suggest intense rain and a nearby earthquake may have contributed.
NEW DELHI (AP): Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan north, a disaster that many had warned was.
Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India s Himalayan northeast, a
New Delhi/Kolkata, Oct. 5 (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 missing on Thursday after heavy rains in northeastern India breached