Uttarakhand disaster: 53 bodies recovered, rescue operation continues at Tapovan tunnel
As the rescue operation continues, a helicopter has been kept ready at the Tapovan tunnel site to provide medical help to possible survivors. February 15, 2021 / 09:12 AM IST
File image: Rescue workers look for survivors inside the Tapovan tunnel after the sudden collapse of a Himalayan glacier. (Image: AP)
A total of 53 bodies have so far been recovered from the Tapovan Tunnel in Chamoli district’s Joshimath, news agency ANI cited Uttarakhand’s State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) as saying.
This came following an eight-day operation to rescue around 30 people feared trapped in the tunnel after a flashflood-hit Chamoli district’s Joshimath area on February 7. On February 14, the authority had said that 41 bodies had been recovered. The flash flood may have been possibly triggered by an avalanche in the upper reaches of the Alaknanda river system.
Uttarakhand calamity: Three more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 53
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Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 03:33 PM IST
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Rescue efforts are now underway at the Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) only with the help of excavators as a camera or apipe cannot be inserted due to mounds of sludge and water choking it, the district magistrate said.
Uttarakhand disaster: 53 bodies recovered so far, search on for survivors
DEHRADUN/TAPOVAN: Three more bodies were recovered on Monday from the flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel, taking the toll in the glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 53.
The bodies were recovered this morning from the Adit tunnel at the
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Chamoli: Army personnel build a bridge near Raini village, in the aftermath of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand s Joshimath that triggered a flash flood in Chamoli district, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
Three more bodies were recovered on Monday from the flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel, taking the toll in the glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 53. The bodies were recovered this morning from the Adit tunnel at the NTPC s Tapovan-Vishnugad project site, Chamoli District Magistrate, Swati S Bhadauria said. Rescue efforts are now underway at the Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) only with the help of excavators as a camera or a pipe cannot be inserted due to mounds of sludge and water choking it, the district magistrate said.