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Rescue and relief operation underway after a glacier broke off in the Sumna area of Niti Valley near Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
The death toll in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district rose to 11 on Sunday, officials said here. Ten bodies were recovered till Saturday. One more body was recovered on Sunday and a rescue operation is underway, the district disaster management office here said.
Chamoli District Magistrate Swati S Bhadauriya and Superintendent of Police Yashwant Singh have been at the spot since Saturday to monitor the rescue operations.
Uttarakhand police chief Ashok Kumar said a total of 430 BRO workers were at the road construction site when the avalanche occurred on Friday.
Death toll in avalanche in Uttarakhand s Chamoli rises to 11
Chamoli District Magistrate Swati S Bhadauriya and Superintendent of Police Yashwant Singh have been at the spot since Saturday to monitor the rescue operations.
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Rescue and relief operation underway after a glacier broke off in the Sumna area of Niti Valley near Uttarakhands Chamoli district on Friday, in Uttarakhand. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
GOPESHWAR: The death toll in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district rose to 11 on Sunday, officials said here.
Ten bodies were recovered till Saturday.
One more body was recovered on Sunday and a rescue operation is underway, the district disaster management office here said.
Uttarakhand glacier burst: 2 more bodies recovered, death toll mounts to 12
Uttarakhand glacier burst: 2 more bodies recovered, death toll mounts to 12
Two more bodies were recovered from the avalanche site in Uttarakhand on Sunday taking the death toll to 12.
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UPDATED: April 26, 2021 00:19 IST
Rescue and relief operation is underway after a glacier broke off in the Sumna area of Niti valley near Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Friday (Photo: PTI)
The death toll in the avalanche that occurred near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district mounted to 12 on Sunday after two more bodies were recovered, officials said.
The rescue operation for six missing people is still underway.