Sikkim flash flood toll 40, army readies airlift rescue op

The flash floods struck the remote state of Sikkim on Wednesday following the sudden bursting of a high-altitude glacial lake near the borders of India, China, and Nepal. Climate scientists warn that such disasters are likely to increase in the Himalayas as global temperatures rise and ice continues to melt.

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