At least 41 people have been killed and thousands displaced after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan north. Hundreds of rescuers are searching through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water in search of survivors, while the death toll is expected to rise. The disaster has highlighted the need for better infrastructure and more effective disaster management in the region, with the Indian government promising to provide assistance to those affected.
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Himalayan Temple Collapses and Land Sinks, Hundreds Evacuated and Government Steps In to Provide Aid
Himalayan Temple Collapses and Land Sinks, Hundreds Evacuated and Government Steps In to Provide Aid
Residents of Joshimath, a town in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, were left in shock on Saturday after a temple collapsed and cracks appeared…