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Nearly 12,000 evacuated in West Bengal after glacial lake outburst flood in Bhutan

Guwahati: Nearly 12,000 people residing along the Sankosh River in West Bengals Alipurduar district, downstream of Bhutan, were evacuated to safer places on Friday following a rise in the rivers water level caused by a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in the neighbouring Himalayan country, a senior official said. The emergency measure came a day [] The post Nearly 12,000 evacuated in West Bengal after glacial lake outburst flood in Bhutan appeared first on NorthEast Now .