Updated Feb 07, 2021 | 17:23 IST
The special weather update by the IMD was given in view of the Nanda Devi glacier burst which wreaked havoc in the mountain state earlier today. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
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Flash flood following a glacier burst caused large scale damage in higher reaches of Uttarakhand s Chamoli district
As many as 150 are feared dead in the foods. Search and rescue operations are underway
Dehradun: No adverse weather events are likely over Chamoli, Tapovan and Joshimath in Uttarakhand on February 7 and 8, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday. The weather update was given in view of the Nanda Devi glacier burst which wreaked havoc in the mountain state earlier today.
Uttarakhand glacier burst triggers massive flash flood, 10 dead, 16 rescued, operations on | 10 points
At least 10 people have died and several are still missing after a glacial burst in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district triggered massive flooding in the Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers on Sunday. Here are the top 10 developments:
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UPDATED: February 7, 2021 23:39 IST
Locals inspect the site near damaged Dhauliganga hydropower project in Reni village after a glacier broke off in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, causing massive flooding. (Photo: PTI)
At least 10 people have died and several are still missing after a
Most of the missing persons are reportedly workers of two NTPC power project Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project which faced the flood fury and were swept away in the gushing waters.
Uttarakhand cloud burst: ITBP personnel rescue all 16 people stranded in Tapovan tunnel | WATCH
Uttarakhand cloud burst: ITBP personnel rescue all 16 people stranded in Tapovan tunnel | WATCH
Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel have safely evacuated all 16 people who were trapped in the tunnel near Tapovan in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district following a glacier burst.
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UPDATED: February 7, 2021 20:12 IST
All 16 people trapped in a tunnel near Tapovan in Uttarakhand s Joshimat have been rescued.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel have safely evacuated all 16 people who were trapped in the tunnel near Tapovan in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district following a glacier burst. Three persons taken out from the tunnel were provided oxygen as they were found unconscious.