Uttarkashi Tunnel Accident Rescue Operation Live Updates: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami added that manual drilling will begin at the rescue site in a few more hours.
Updated Feb 08, 2021 | 11:37 PM IST
Dehradun: As many as 26 people are reported to be dead while authorities claim around 200 people are still missing from the glacier burst incident which wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district yesterday. The search and rescue operations have continued in full swing for the second consecutive day in the higher reaches of the Himalayas.
A joint team of ITBP, Army, SDRF and NDRF entered the Tapovan tunnel for recce and tried to reach the trapped people. The team is found it difficult to make way inside the tunnel due to slit and dirt but nevertheless made a monumental effort to retrieve the people trapped inside the tunnel.