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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...
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October 8, 2023
21:21
77 people die in floods in India after glacial lake bursts
Source: thejournal.ie
October 7, 2023
06:23
Death toll from Indian Himalayan flash floods rises to 42, scores still missing
Source: reuters.com
October 6, 2023
20:08
Death toll rises to 40 after glacial lake flooding in Indian Himalayas, dozens still missing
Source: ChinaTechNews.com
October 6, 2023
15:32
India floods: Death toll rises to 40 after glacial lake bursts banks in Himalayas
Source: irishtimes.com
October 6, 2023
13:05
Sikkim’s Lhonak lake had a half-built warning system for glacial floods
Source: ChinaTechNews.com
October 5, 2023
12:50
India floods: 14 killed and 102 missing after lake overflows and highways washed away
Source: ChinaTechNews.com
September 13, 2023
07:13
10,000 dead or missing in Libya flooding as entire neighbourhoods swept out to sea
Source: theglobeandmail.com
August 3, 2023
21:19
Huge sinkhole opens up in China after catastrophic flooding video report
Source: theguardian.com
August 2, 2023
10:45
China: Beijing Suffers Severe Summer Flooding, Leaving 20 Dead, 27 Missing
Source: news18.com
July 18, 2023
14:34
South Korea searches for missing people as death toll from downpours reaches 41
Source: sootoday.com
