Failure of dam that led to dozens of deaths had been feared ‘for years’

itemprop=description content=At least 31 people died when the dam in the northern Indian state of Sikkim gave way following a torrential downpour.

Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water on Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan north – a disaster that many had warned was possible for years.

Locals assess damage after flash floods triggered by sudden heavy rainfall swamped Rangpo town in Sikkim, India Local activists argued that extreme weather caused by climate changes makes dam-building in the Himalayas too dangerous, and warned that the dam’s design did not include enough safety measures.Nearly 50 people died in flash floods and landslides in August in nearby Himachal Pradesh state, and record rains in northern India killed more than 100 people over two weeks in July.

The dam’s operator, and local agencies responsible for dam safety, did not respond to requests for comment on Friday.

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