A glacial lake that overflowed in India’s Himalayan northeast, sending ice cold water...
NEW DELHI — A glacial lake that overflowed in India's Himalayan northeast, breaking through a major dam and sending deadly, ice-cold floodwater through towns downstream, had been identified by state officials, researchers and environmental activists as dangerous years before the disaster. The flood killed at least 31 people, officials said Friday, and forced thousands of people to flee their homes. It began shortly after midnight Wednesday, when Lhonak Lake overflowed after a heavy rainfall.
“Despite being the biggest project in the state, there were no early warning systems installed even though the glacier overflowing was a known risk,” said Himanshu Thakkar of the non-governmental organization South Asian Network for Rivers, Dams and People. According to a release from India’s National Disaster Management Agency Friday, they plan to set up early warning systems for real-time alerts at most of India's 56 known at-risk glacial lakes.
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