[국제]India’s Himalayan glacial avalanches flood …200 people disappeared and died

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A huge avalanche broke out in the Himalayan Mountains in northern India, and a tsunami-like torrent swept the downstream areas.

In the process, about 200 people, including residents of nearby villages and workers at the construction site of a hydroelectric power plant, died or disappeared.

Reporter Kang Seong-ok reports

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It is a region of Nanda Devi National Park in the Himalayas, Uttarakhand Province, India.

Suddenly there was a massive avalanche.

The avalanche drove huge glaciers and hit the valley like a’tsunami’ along the coast.

There was a dam, but it did not stop the rapids.

In an instant, thousands of people were swept away by the rapids.

Rescue authorities estimate that more than 200 people are missing.

Workers at two hydroelectric power plant construction sites and residents of the surrounding villages were transformed.

[차크 라타 마을 목격자 : 발리우드 영화의 한 장면 같았어요 50~100명 정도가 목숨을 걸고 달리고 있었지만 구하지 못하고 강물에 휩싸였습니다.]

The Indian military and police disaster response team is dispatched to the disaster site and is working hard to search for and rescue the missing persons.

[트리벤드라 싱 라와트 / 인도 우카라칸드주 수석장관 : 우리는 구조팀을 통해 최대한 빨리 갇힌 사람들을 구조하고 지역민들에게 구호품을 보낼 수 있도록 노력하고 있습니다.]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted that he was praying for the safety of the missing people and promised to do his best in rescue and relief efforts.

In Uttarakhand, India, a record heavy rain poured out in June 2013, causing landslides and floods called the Himalayan Tsunami, which resulted in a tragic accident that killed nearly 6,000 people.

This is YTN Kang Seong-ok.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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