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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wasbir Hussain and Anupam Nath

Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India's Himalayan northeast

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee.

Officials said the hundreds of rescuers recovered six more bodies early Saturday, taking the death toll to 47. At least 150 people are still missing.

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