Death toll rises following icy flood after water burst through dam in India

Buildings were inundated after floods triggered by sudden heavy rain in India (Prakash Adhikari/AP)

Rescuers have found more bodies as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan north-east.

The water washed away houses and bridges and forced thousands to flee.