In Photos: Heart-rending images from the Nanda Devi Glacier flooding in India

Twenty-six people have been confirmed dead and more than 170 others missing after a devastating flash flood in India. See here in pictures, the fury of nature that unfolded and the rescue operation that's underway.

National Disaster Response Force near the damaged Dhauliganga hydro power project in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, 09 February 2021. Source: EPA

On February 7th, around 11:00 Local time, a massive flash flood hit the Tapovan region in the Indian state of Uttarakhand after part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke away.

The Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project Dam was washed away, and another under-construction hydro-electricity project was heavily damaged.

The floods were caused when a large chunk of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off and fell in the Dhauliganga river.

A massive flood in Dhauliganga seen near Reni village. Source: ANI

The Dhauliganga river flooded near Reni village in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand.

A general view of the damaged Dhauliganga hydro power project in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India Source: AAP Image/EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

The Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project on the Dhauliganga river was wiped out in the heavy deluge of water.

Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel use torches to gain access inside a tunnel to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers. Source: AAP Image/Indo Tibetan Border Police via AP

More than 170 people are still missing, while 26 bodies have been found by the rescue operation workers.

Rani Devi, from Himachal Pradesh searches for her husband Teerath Singh who worked at the hydroelectric power plant and is missing since the flash floods. Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain

Many like Rani Devi are family members of victims who rushed to the sites of the disaster to look for their loved ones. Rani searched for her husband Teerath Singh who worked at the hydroelectric power plant and is among those missing.

Relatives of a missing person try to identify the mortal remains as National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conduct the rescue operation Source: AAP Image/EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is conducting rescue operations, helping the relatives of those missing.

A man reacting after he was pulled out from beneath the ground by ITBP personnel during rescue operations Source: AAP Image/Indo Tibetan Border Police via AP

Rescue operations are underway day and night to look for survivors of the catastrophic floods.

NDRF, SDRF, ITBP and Army personnel during search and rescue operation while clearing the debris of a tunnel after the Glaciar burst. Source: ANI

NDRF, SDRF, ITBP and Army personnel during search and rescue operation while clearing the debris of a tunnel after the Glaciar burst. Source: ANI

The rushing water brought with it a huge mass of mud, sludge and debris that blocked the tunnel at one of the hydropower plants.

Search and rescue operation underway at Tapovan tunnel, in Chamoli district on Tuesday night Source: ANI

Unstable ground due to the deluge has made it difficult to conduct rescue operations.

A View of houses in Raini village which have been damaged due to heavy flooding following glacier burst. Source: ANI

Reni village, the centre of the famous ecological movement, Chipko Movement, has among the areas affected by the floods.

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