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Members of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) watch as a machine is used to clear a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away, in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.
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A bulldozer is seen at the entrance of a tunnel blocked with debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier broke off on February 7. Eighteen people were confirmed dead on February 8 and at least 200 others were missing after a devastating flash flood in India thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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A general view shows the remains of a dam (bottom) along a river in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 damaged after a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier broke off on February 7. Eighteen people were confirmed dead on February 8 and at least 200 others were missing after a devastating flash flood in India thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers unload diesel barrels from a truck on a road leading to the destroyed Raini bridge of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 after it was washed away by a flash flood thought to have been caused when a after a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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Members of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Army soldiers with their machines work to clear a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away, in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.
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This grab from video provided by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows ITBP personnel using machinery to clear muck as they try to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off Sunday and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down the mountain in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Monday, Feb.8, 2021. (Indo Tibetan Border Police via AP)
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel stand next to a bulldozer outside a tunnel blocked with mud and debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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An excavator clears a road leading to the destroyed Raini bridge of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 after it was washed away by a flash flood thought to have been caused after a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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A bulldozer and rescue teams work at night at the entrance of a tunnel blocked with mud and debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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A hydro project vehicle is seen stuck in slash and mud at Reni village in the Tapovan area of ​​Chamoli district, in Indian state of Uttrakhund, Monday, Feb.8, 2021. Rescuers were working Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off Sunday and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down the mountain. (AP Photo)
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Bulldozers and rescue teams work at night at the entrance of a tunnel blocked with mud and debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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This photograph provided by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel search for more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off Sunday and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down the mountain in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Monday, Feb.8, 2021. (National Disaster Response Force via AP)
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Indian army and rescue teams stand outside the entrance of a tunnel blocked with mud and debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers unload diesel barrels from a truck on a road leading to the destroyed Raini bridge of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 after it was washed away by a flash flood thought to have been caused when a after a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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Indian army and rescue teams stand outside the entrance of a tunnel blocked with mud and debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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TOPSHOT - This handout photo taken on February 7, 2021 and released by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows members of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) during a rescue operation after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads, at Reni village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Three people were confirmed dead and at least 150 were missing in northern India after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads on February 7, police said. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE / AFP / Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) / - / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE
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Indian army and rescue teams stand outside the entrance of a tunnel blocked with mud and debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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A general view shows the remains of a dam along a river in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 destroyed after a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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People sit on a hill overlooking the remains of a dam along a river in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 destroyed after a flash flood thought to have been caused after glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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Rescue team members work outside a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away and caused flood in Tapovan, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.
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Mangra, a survivor and power plant construction worker at Tapovan NTPC, speaks with Afp in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 the day after he had to climb a hillside to escape a flash flood thought to have been caused after a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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An excavator clears a road leading to the destroyed Raini bridge of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 after it was washed away by a flash flood thought to have been caused after a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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People stand overlooking the remaining structure of the destroyed Raini bridge of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 after it was washed away by a flash flood thought to have been caused after a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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Bulldozers and rescue teams work at the entrance of a tunnel blocked with mud and debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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A general view shows the remains of a dam along a river in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 damaged after a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier broke off on February 7. Eighteen people were confirmed dead on February 8 and at least 200 others were missing after a devastating flash flood in India thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
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Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel using heavy machinery to clear debris as they try to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off Sunday and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down the mountain in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Monday, Feb.8, 2021. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)
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Rescue personnel rest on an excavator outside a tunnel blocked with debris during rescue operations in Tapovan of Chamoli district on February 8, 2021 following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
