NDRF & Army Help Rescue Ops in U'khand, Hydro Projects Hit: What We Know So Far
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The glacier break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district that resulted in an avalanche and huge floods have killed at least 14 people and over 170 people are missing.
The natural disaster, on Sunday morning, ended in flooding in the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga. While thousands have been evacuated, homes have been washed away in the floods. Reports suggest that the hydel projects of Rishiganga and NTPC have sustained severe damage.
Here's what we know so far:
— News18 has learnt that at least 14 bodies were discovered by the the Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) and that 170 people are still missing — 22 from Rishiganga hydro power project and 148 from the the National Thermal Power Corporation's hydro power project that was under construction.