Glacier breaks in India leaving 150 feared dead | Sky News Australia

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As many as 150 people are feared dead in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and crashed into a dam.

The incident forced several nearby villages to evacuate and India's air-force is launching a rescue operation as disaster teams are

airlifted in to assist. Locals fear people working at a nearby hydro-power project and villagers near the river may have been swept away.

 

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