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‘We are staying’: distraught families wait for news of missing after deadly Indian floods

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TAPOVAN, India – When Tarun Dev first saw reports of flooding in India’s Himalayas, he felt afraid. His brother, Jugal Kishore, a 35-year-old electrical engineer, was one of 70 workers at the Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project when a flash flood on Sunday destroyed two power stations and left more […]

Rising waters in Indian Himalayas disrupt rescue bid in tunnel after avalanche

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TAPOVAN, India – Authorities in India warned on Thursday of rising water levels in a Himalayan river valley hit by a major avalanche as they scaled back a search for 35 construction workers trapped in a flooded tunnel. Rescue workers have found the bodies of 36 people since […]

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