BANGKOK: Indian rescuers are searching for over 100 people missing in a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks, a risk scientists warn is increasing with climate change.
A handout picture from India's Ministry of Defence shows army personnel searching for missing soldiers after a glacial lake burst in northeast Sikkim state, killing at least 10 people. Another 102 are missing
Glacier melt is often channelled into rivers, but ice or the build-up of debris can form what is effectively a natural dam, behind which a glacial lake builds. The breaches are highly unpredictable,"because they can be caused by so many different factors", she added. The study, published in Nature Communications, found that 15 million people live within 50km of a glacial lake and within 1km of potential flooding from a breach.
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