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  2. South Lhonak Lake - Wikipedia

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    South Lhonak Lake is a glacial-moraine-dammed lake, located in Sikkim's far northwestern region. [2] It is one of the fastest expanding lakes in the Sikkim Himalaya region, and one of the 14 potentially dangerous lakes susceptible to Glacial lake outburst flood (GLOFs).

  3. 2023 Sikkim flash floods - Wikipedia

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    The government of Sikkim declared the flood a disaster, and the Indian central government released ₹48 crore ($5.76 million) in disaster relief funds. [a] [10] [13] Additionally, the state government announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹4 lakh ($4804) to the families of those who died, as well as an immediate payment of ₹2,000 ($24) to those in relief camps. [14]

  4. Glacial lake bursts in India leaving 100 missing and 19 dead

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    More than 100 people are missing in India’s northeast after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst, leading to flash floods which ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday ...

  5. Death toll from flash floods in Indian Himalayas climbs to 74 ...

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    The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck ...

  6. Category:Glacial lake outburst floods - Wikipedia

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  7. Early warning system for India's flooded glacial lake was ...

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    An early warning system for glacial floods was due to have been installed in the Indian Himalayas last year, but work on the project only began in September, officials said, too late to raise the ...

  8. Lhonak River - Wikipedia

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    The Lhonak Valley is a grassland in the exposed river valley of Goma Chu in northwest Sikkim, with boggy marshes, glacial lakes, barren scree slopes and glaciers. Goma Chu rises in North and South Lhonak glaciers and runs across the valley to join Zema Chu, a glacier at the southern end of the valley, as is Green Lake.

  9. Threat of deadly glacial lake outbursts hang over 15 million ...

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    One million people live within six miles of potentially unstable glacial-fed lakes, a new study calculated. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: ...