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The result was one of the most devastating glacial lake outburst ... to pose more significant risks of floods, the large population of Huaraz makes the threat to life in this region far greater.
Of the 188 glacial lakes in Himalayan states, 13 are located in Uttarakhand, he said and added that these have been categorised according to their vulnerability to the threat of "outburst flood".