Death toll from Indian Himalayan flash floods rises to 42, scores still missing

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[1/4] Rising water levels of the Teesta river flows along the houses at the bank of the river during the flood at Teesta Bazaar in Kalimpong District, West Bengal, India October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brihat Rai/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Companies NHPC Ltd Follow KOLKATA/NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - At least 42 people were killed after a glacial lake burst its banks and triggered flash floods in the Indian Himalayas this week, government officials said on Friday as rescuers kept searching for almost 150 missing. The Lhonak Lake in the mountainous northeastern state of Sikkim overflowed on Wednesday after a...