At least 47 people are feared to be trapped after a glacier burst in the Indian Himalayas, according to local media reports.
The incident took place in the state of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli region.
Local police said at least 57 workers who were engaged in road construction were initially trapped.
“Out of these, 10 workers have been rescued and sent to the army camp near Mana [village] in [a] critical condition,” senior police officer Nilesh Anand Bharne told news agency ANI.
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