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Flash floods scare in Sikkim as glaciers melt [1]

GANGTOK: Glaciers in north Sikkim, disturbed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake, have started melting faster, leading to fears of flash floods in the region.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Kanchanjunga [3], Glaciers [4], Glacial Melt [5], Floods [6], Natural Disasters [7], National Parks [8], Geology [9], Research Agencies [10], Teesta [11]

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