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On the way to Gangtok, Sikkim's capital, an elderly woman was seen digging through a heap of mud.

GANGTOK, India — Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee.

The death toll has risen to 44, up by 2 from Friday, according to a government official overseeing rescue operations from Gangtok, the state's capital.

Dhungel told Reuters that petrol and diesel had become scarce in the state capital Gangtok but food was readily available.

Dhungel told Reuters that petrol and diesel had become scarce in state capital Gangtok but food was readily available.