Uttarakhand: Death toll climbs to 54; rescue operation underway | Updates
Chamoli police said death toll due to Uttarakhand glacier burst rose to 54.
The police recovered three more bodies from the Tapovan tunnel on February 15.
Missing reports of over 170 people have been filed till now in Joshimath police station.
ITBP, NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force are involved in the rescue operation.
“Rescue operation is still underway.
It is challenging to work in confined space.
We are trained for such situations and morale is high within the jawans,” said National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Deputy Commandant Aditya Pratap Singh.
A glacier burst in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand last week, which led to massive flooding in the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers and damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.
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Work to widen the flow of the lake formed at Rishi Ganga in Chamoli is underway. Indo-Tibetan Border Police jawans, SDRF officials and other organizations are carrying out this joint operation...
Search and Rescue operation continued at Tapovan tunnel in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. Over 60 bodies and several body parts have been recovered following the glacier burst. The..
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Search and rescue operation continues at Tapovan tunnel in Joshimath of Chamoli district. 61 bodies and 28 body parts have been retrieved so far as per Chamoli Police. Meanwhile, rescue teams are still..