GUWAHATI, India: Indian rescue teams on Thursday searched for more than a hundred people missing after a devastating flash flood triggered by a high-altitude glacial lake burst killed at least 10, officials said.

Violent flooding from glacier lakes dammed by loose rock has become more frequent as global temperatures rise and ice melts, with climate scientists warning it poses an increasing danger across the wider Himalayan mountain range.

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