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Members of National Disaster Response Force carry the body of a victim after recovering it from the debris during a rescue operation in Tapovan in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India February 9, 2021. Reuters pic
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TAPOVAN (India) Feb 11 When Tarun Dev first saw reports of flooding in India’s Himalayas, he felt afraid.
His brother, Jugal Kishore, a 35-year-old electrical engineer, was one of 70 workers at the Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project when a flash flood on Sunday destroyed two power stations and left more than 200 people missing.
Distraught families stay put at Uttarakhand disaster site
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When Tarun Dev first saw reports of flooding in Uttarakhand, he felt afraid.
His brother, Jugal Kishore, a 35-year-old electrical engineer, was one of 70 workers at the Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project when a flash flood on Sunday destroyed two power stations and left more than 200 people missing.
The family immediately set off from their home in Punjab.
“Since Monday, we have been at this spot,” he said, treading gingerly on the warped floorboards of what used to be the staff guest house, weakened from a thick coating of mud.
When Tarun Dev first saw reports of flooding in India's Himalayas, he felt afraid. His brother, Jugal Kishore, a 35-year-old electrical engineer, was one of 70 workers at the Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project when a flash flood on Sunday destroyed two power stations and left more than 200 people missing. Relief workers stood by a crater holding body bags, but Dev said he refused to give up hope.