At least 14 people were killed and 102 are missing, officials said, after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks.
NEW DELHI — At least 14 people were killed and 102 are missing after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks, and rescuers were being hampered by washed out bridges and fast-flowing rivers, officials said Thursday. Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state burst its banks on Wednesday causing major flooding, which authorities said had affected the lives of 22,000 people. It is the latest deadly weather event in South Asia’s mountains being blamed on climate change.
’s Teesta V dam, according to officials. said it will assess the damage when the water level recedes to normal.
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