Dozens of people are feared dead in India after part of a Himalayan glacier burst.
It sent torrent water rushing down a river, where a hydroelectric power station and several villages are positioned.
Several communities have been put on high alert for flooding.
People are being moved to safer areas.
Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam joins us on the phone from New Delhi for the latest updates.
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It sent torrent water rushing down a river, where a hydroelectric power station and several villages are positioned.
Several communities have been put on high alert for flooding.
People are being moved to safer areas.
Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam joins us on the phone from New Delhi for the latest updates.
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#India #GlacierBurst #Uttarakhand
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