Category: glacier

Rescuers in India Digging for 37 Trapped in Glacier Flood

RUDRAPRAYAG, India—Rescuers in northern India worked Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down a mountain in a disaster that has left at least 18 people dead and 165 missing. More…


At Least 9 Killed, 140 Missing After Glacier Breaks in India’s Himalayas

RISHIKESH, India—Indian rescue crews struggled to reach trapped victims Sunday after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off and released a torrent of water and debris that slammed into two hydroelectric plants. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing. Video from India’s northern state of Uttarakhand showed the muddy, concrete-gray…