NEW DELHI: Indian officials say at least 68 people are unaccounted for a week after a deadly wall of icy water swept away a Himalayan town and buried it in mud. On top of four people reported to have been killed, it takes the likely overall toll of the August 5 disaster to more than 70 dead. Videos broadcast by survivors showed a terrifying surge of muddy water sweeping away multi-story apartment blocks. Disaster officials said Tuesday that they were searching for corpses in the wreckage of the tourist town of Dharali in Uttarakhand state.

NEW DELHI: Indian officials say at least 68 people are unaccounted for a week after a deadly wall of icy water swept away a Himalayan town and buried it in mud. On top of four…

Rescue operations at the disaster site have been hampered by heavy rains and blocked roads.

The disaster comes a little over a week after a heavy flood and mudslide engulfed an entire village in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.