Members of Indo-Tibetan Border Police tend to people rescued after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam, in Chormi village in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand. Photo: ReutersAbout 125 people are missing in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. "I felt that even we would be swept away." Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said 125 people were missing but the number could rise. Environmental experts called for a halt to big hydroelectric projects in the state.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 07, 2021 16:07 UTC