India glacier disaster leaves 26 dead, workers hunt for survivors

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by Jalees ANDRABI TAPOVAN, India (AFP) — Emergency workers in India on Monday raced against time to dig through mud and rocks choking a Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood — thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off — killed at least 26 people. More than 170 others were listed as missing after a wall of water and debris barrelled down a tight valley in India’s north early Sunday, […]