a rescue operation is underway in
northern india after part of a himalayan
glacier collapsed into a river sweeping
away a dam and triggering huge floods
at least nine people are known to have
died and more than a hundred
are missing many of them construction
workers at a hydropower plant in
uttarakhand state
our south asia correspondent rajini
vadyanathan reports
this dramatic footage shows when the
nanda devi glacier in the himalayas
burst on sunday morning
as water gushed down the valley damage
and destruction
about 50 to 100 people were running for
their lives but couldn't be saved
and they were engulfed by the river the
situation here is still dangerous people
are leaving their homes and fleeing
towards the forest
with flood waters rising and roads and
homes destroyed
an urgent rescue operation was underway
hundreds of members of the indian
military and disaster response units
have been deployed to the area
approximately 125 people could be
missing as per the estimates
but it could rise because the power
company is unable to give the exact
figures
everyone is busy in the rescue
operations
a moment of hope as workers rescued one
man from this tunnel
but dozens more are still feared trapped
officials say two power plants employing
more than 150 people
were also hit many of the workers remain
unaccounted for
hospitals are on standby
in a tweet india's prime minister
narendra modi said he was constantly
monitoring the situation
india stands with uttarakhand he said
regina vaidyanathan bbc news
delhi