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| Indian students 'swept away' by water in Himachal Pradesh | Indian students 'swept away' by water in Himachal Pradesh |
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| Some 24 students from a college in Hyderabad have been swept away by a sudden surge of water in Himachal Pradesh, officials say. | Some 24 students from a college in Hyderabad have been swept away by a sudden surge of water in Himachal Pradesh, officials say. |
| A search is on for the missing students following the surge of the Beas river in the Kullu valley. | A search is on for the missing students following the surge of the Beas river in the Kullu valley. |
| One state official said the surge was a result of water being released from an upstream dam. | One state official said the surge was a result of water being released from an upstream dam. |
| The students had reportedly left a bus to take photographs when the surge occurred. | The students had reportedly left a bus to take photographs when the surge occurred. |
| Anger | |
| The incident took place some 200km (125 miles) from the state capital, Shimla, as the students were travelling to the popular tourist resort of Manali. | |
| The BBC's Baldev Chauhan in Shimla says angry locals and tourists have blocked traffic on the busy road, asking why there was no warning before the dam released the water. | The BBC's Baldev Chauhan in Shimla says angry locals and tourists have blocked traffic on the busy road, asking why there was no warning before the dam released the water. |
| Himachal Transport Minister G S Bali said: "Rescue teams are looking downstream for the missing in the dark. They are engineering students of the VNR college, Hyderabad. | Himachal Transport Minister G S Bali said: "Rescue teams are looking downstream for the missing in the dark. They are engineering students of the VNR college, Hyderabad. |
| "The students had got off the bus to take photographs at the edge of the river at around 1930 when the sudden rise of the water washed them away." | "The students had got off the bus to take photographs at the edge of the river at around 1930 when the sudden rise of the water washed them away." |
| Rakesh Kanwar, a senior state government official, said: "The water was released by the Larji power project dam." | Rakesh Kanwar, a senior state government official, said: "The water was released by the Larji power project dam." |