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11:29, 14-Feb-2021
Indian glacier disaster death toll rises to 41
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14:46, 14-Feb-2021
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Machines are used to clear a site next to a damaged dam after a flash flood swept a mountain valley destroying dams and bridges, at Raini village in Chamoli district, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 12, 2021. /Reuters
Machines are used to clear a site next to a damaged dam after a flash flood swept a mountain valley destroying dams and bridges, at Raini village in Chamoli district, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 12, 2021. /Reuters
The death toll from last week's glacier disaster in northern India rose to 41 as rescuers found three more bodies, ANI news agency reported on Sunday citing State Disaster Response Force.
The disaster was set off when part of a glacier near Nanda Devi mountain broke off on February 7, unleashing a devastating flood on the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.
According to ANI, over 160 people remain missing.
