India: Avalanche in Himalayan state of Uttarakhand kills eight

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NEW DELHI, 25 April, 2021 (TON): At least eight people were killed and 384 others rescued after a glacier broke and triggered an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday. 

“Eight bodies have been recovered. Rescue operations are in progress,” a defence ministry official said on Saturday, adding that six of those rescued were in critical condition. 

According to the army India’s Border Roads Organization (BRO) personnel and General Reserve Engineer Force were rescued after a BRO camp came under avalanche during snowfall near the Sumna area in the Chamoli district of the Himalayan Uttarakhand state on Friday. 

The rescue operation was temporarily halted at night due to weather conditions, the army said, however, it is currently underway in the area located near the India-China border. 

According to experts the glacier burst at Uttarakhand is an outcome of climate change in the Himalayan region which is warming up faster than the other mountain regions.

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