KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 7

A major natural disaster has been reported in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, in Chamoli district, following the glacier burst in Dhauli Ganga valley in the Joshimath area, today.

According to Indian media, numerous labourers at the site of the incident at Rishi Ganga hydropower project were reported missing. Soon after the breaking of the glacier, a massive flood was witnessed in Dhauliganga near Reni village, where many river bankside houses were inundated.

Security personnel and rescue teams have rushed to the incident site for the rescue of missing locals, some of which have been feared dead according to the Indian media.

Following the collapse of the glacier, authorities have issued a high-alert in nearby towns of Rishikesh and Haridwar.

In a recent tweet by the News agency ANI, 100-150 casualties have been speculated consequential to the massive flooding.

Earlier, ANI had taken to Twitter to post a video showing a rise in water level in the Dhauliganga river after an avalanche near a hydropower project at Raini village in Tapovan area of the district.

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