Uttarakhand flood: Toll rises to 38, rescue operation continues to locate 168 missing
As per the State Emergency Control Room, 168 people are still missing and at least 184 livestock in Juwa Gwad and Pang villages of Uttarakhand perished in the calamity. February 13, 2021 / 08:44 AM IST
Scientists are investigating what caused the glacier to break possibly an avalanche or a release of accumulated water. Experts say climate change may be to blame since warming temperatures are shrinking glaciers and making them unstable worldwide. (Image: AP)
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.
Won t Leave Till Our Brothers Are Found : Uttarakhand Survivors Recall Harrowing Escape I will not work in this area again. I agreed because the money was better than what we get in Uttar Pradesh, but nothing is worth more than somebodyâs life,â a survivor said.
Rescue operations underway near the Rishi Ganga Power Project, a day after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Monday, Feb 8, 2021. Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
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New Delhi: âWe were doing our usual work when it happened,â recalled 24-year-old Mujeem Khan, who was working at the NTPC power plant project when a glacier burst at Chamoli district triggered massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday.