Himalayan lake flooding in India kills 18, nearly 100 missing

Companies NHPC Ltd Follow NEW DELHI/KOLKATA, Oct 5 (Reuters) – At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks, the worst such disaster in the region in more than 50 years. Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities said had impacted the lives of 22,000 people. It is the latest deadly weather event in South Asia’s mountains being blamed on climate change. The weather department said Sikkim received 101 mm (4 inches) of rain in…