2 Die, 291 Rescued So Far As Another Glacier Break Hits Uttarakhand s Niti Valley: What We Know Indiatimes 2 hours ago © Provided by Indiatimes
A day after a glacier burst incident took place in Sumna, Niti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district, the Indian Army informed that two bodies have been recovered and 291 persons have been rescued so far, adding that rescue operations are still in progress. Rescue operations are still in progress to search for the persons still trapped under snow or stranded at worksites since late evening. © Provided by Indiatimes PTI
Rescue ops underway A BRO (Border Roads Organisation) Camp came under an avalanche in the afternoon of 23 Apr during heavy snowfall in Sumna area of Joshimath Sector in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. While 55 BRO persons could be mustered at first count, blizzard conditions kept rescue operations at bay till late evening, Indian Army said in a series of tweets.
Uttarakhand glacier burst: 2 dead, 291 labourers rescued; govt on high alert
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Glacier-burst triggers avalanche in Uttarakhand Gaurav Talwar
DEHRADUN: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) post between Malari and Sumna regions along the Indo-China border in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand witnessed an avalanche triggered by a glacier burst on Friday evening. © Getty Representational image
Vivek Pandey, spokesperson, ITBP, said, “Although the exact details will come by Saturday morning, we can confirm that no damage was done to the ITBP post and the men posted there. The whole region has been witnessing heavy snowfall since (Friday) morning. The area is covered in almost four-to-five feet snow cover.”
Meanwhile, there were unconfirmed reports that water in the Rishiganga river in Chamoli rose by a couple of feet following the incident. Jagdish Singh from the National Thermal Power Corporation control room at Tapovan said, “The water level started increasing due to rainfall in the upstream areas of Chamoli.