Uttarakhand glacial disaster death toll climbs to 70
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February 24, 2021 18:24 IST
The government has issued a notification authorising officials to declare presumed dead 136 people who are missing after the flash flood.
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Rescue and restoration work underway near Tapovan tunnel, after a glacier burst on February 7 triggered a flash flood, in Chamoli district on February 23.
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The government has issued a notification authorising officials to declare presumed dead 136 people who are missing after the flash flood.
Rescuers have recovered 70 bodies and 29 body parts so far in search operations following the February 7 glacial disaster in Chamoli, the district police said on Wednesday.