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A reverse image search led us to the original video on Instagram, which was uploaded on 11 January by user ‘naren32’ with the caption, “Huge Avalanche at Kapuche Lake,” which is in Nepal.
(Photo: Screenshot/Instagram)
The user had also uploaded the video on YouTube on 11 January, identifying the location as Nepal.
Clearly, the viral video cannot be of the glacier burst in Uttarakhand, as its existence precedes the incident, which took place on 7 February.
Further, we found a report by London-based Newsflare on MSN, carrying similar visuals. It stated that the avalanche took place on 11 January at the Kapuche Glacier Lake in Parche, Nepal, which is the “lowest glacier lake in the world at 2,546 metres above sea level.”
As the water level in the Dhauli Ganga river surged on Thursday, rescue operations have been temporarily halted at the tunnel in Tapovan where more than 30 people are thought to be trapped for over four days since the glacier disaster.
"Rescue operation temporarily halted in Chamoli district due to a rise in the level of water in Rishiganga river. Orders have been given to vacate the areas downstream," said Ashok Kumar, DGP Uttarakhand. "The water level in the river is rising, people living in nearby areas are being alerted. People are requested to remain alert and not panic," added the Chamoli Police in Uttarakhand.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said that the Central and State governments should provide ₹25 lakh compensation to families of people who lost their lives or got injured in the Uttarakhand tragedy. “
Uttarakhand tragedy: Rescue Work hampered by slush, rise in river levels
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Last Updated: Feb 11, 2021, 10:22 PM IST
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Around 35 people are believed to be trapped inside the tunnel after a flash flood caused by fall of a cracked glacier in the Alaknanda battered villages and two hydel projects in Chamoli district. Workers at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel power project were trapped after the swollen Alaknanda hurtled down with rock and sediments.
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Rescue workers are also trying to reach villages been cut off by the disaster.
New Delhi: Efforts to get an idea on survivors inside the Tapovan hydel tunnel in Uttarakhand using drone cameras on Thursday failed as slush and silt hampered work. Around 35 people are believed to be trapped inside the tunnel after a flash flood caused by fall of a cracked glacier in the Alaknanda battered villages and two hydel projects in Chamoli district. Workers at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel power project were trapped after