Migrant Workers Among the Most Vulnerable To Himalayan Disasters
17/04/2021
An aerial view of the washed-away Tapovan power plant after the February 7 flash-flood, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, February 12, 2021. Photo: PTI
Search operations are still underway to find those declared missing following the Uttarakhand disaster on February 7, 2021.
“As of now [18 March], we have found 74 bodies and 130 people are still missing,” said Swati S. Bhadauria, district magistrate in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. Chamoli is the district where a hanging, ice-capped rock broke off from a glacier and fell into a meltwater- and debris-formed lake below. The lake subsequently breached, leading to heavy flooding downstream.