Rescuers in India Digging for 37 Trapped in Glacier Flood

Rescuers in India Digging for 37 Trapped in Glacier Flood
Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel are using machinery to clear mud as they try to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel in the Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, on Feb. 8, 2021. Indo Tibetan Border Police via AP
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RUDRAPRAYAG, India—Rescuers in northern India worked Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down a mountain in a disaster that has left at least 18 people dead and 165 missing.

More than 2,000 members of the military, paramilitary groups, and police have been taking part in search-and-rescue operations in the northern state of Uttarakhand after Sunday’s flood, which destroyed one dam, damaged another, and washed homes downstream.