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India glacier: What caused avalanche in the Himalayas?

A look at how glaciers form and why they burst and send floods downstream

This handout photo taken on February 8, 2021 and released by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows members of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) during a rescue operation after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads, at a tunnel near Tapovan dam in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

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