Thousands evacuated in Bengal's Alipurduar after Bhutan lake alert

Thousands of villagers in West Bengal's Alipurduar district were moved to higher ground after Bhutan warned of a possible glacial lake breach, with Jalpaiguri on high alert. In Sankosh Forest Village, about 1,200 people were evacuated within 30 minutes on Thursday. Residents later found the Sankosh river muddy and full of dead fish after a flash flood in Bhutan.