Uttarakhand flood: Toll rises to 38, rescue operation continues to locate 168 missing
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Rescue teams battle against various odds continued for the sixth consecutive day on February 12 to rescue over 30 people trapped inside the Tapovan tunnel. Two more bodies were recovered from the flash flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, taking the toll in the calamity to 38.
Rescue teams battle on in Tapovan tunnel
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Last Updated: Feb 12, 2021, 02:41 PM IST
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Rescue teams battled on against various odds for the sixth consecutive day on Friday to get to the over 30 people trapped inside the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel amid fading hopes of their survival.
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Rescue teams battled on against various odds for the sixth consecutive day on Friday to get to the over 30 people trapped inside the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel amid fading hopes of their survival. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, in Dehradun, said sludge clearing and drilling operations are simultaneously underway at the tunnel to reach the smaller tunnel underneath where they may be trapped.