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.
Uttarakhand CM issues alert after glacier burst confirmed in Niti Valley
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A glacier burst has been reported in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district, informed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat. A glacier burst has been reported in Sumna, Niti Valley. I have released an alert in this regard. I am in constant touch with the district administration and BRO, Rawat said in a tweet on Friday night.
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. 06:54 AM IST The district administration has been instructed to get complete information about the incident. In NTPC and other projects, orders have been given to stop work at night so that no untoward incident occurs, he added.
Uttarakhand: Glacier burst near India-China border in Chamoli, government on high alert
The burst took place in Sumna village. The Central Army Command is carrying out rescue operations.
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Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 07:43 AM IST
A glacier burst near the India-China border in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on Friday night, authorities said adding that there has been no loss of life or damage reported yet. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said the water level in the Rishi Ganga river has risen by two feet. The Central government is monitoring the situation and has alerted all the stakeholders for rescue operations. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said, We are trying to gather information whether any loss of life has occurred in the glacier burst. Due to bad weather in the region, we are unable to know the exact situation. Teams have been sent to take stock of the situation. The ITBP personnel deployed in the area are safe.
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], April 24 (ANI): As many as 384 persons have been rescued so far with six of them being critical and currently under medical treatment, a day after a glacier burst incident took place in Sumna, Neeti Valley near the India-China border in Chamoli district. Eight bodies have been recovered, said the Indian Army on Saturday.
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Of the 430 workers, 384 have returned to the ITBP and Army camps in the area so far
Eight are dead, seven injured have been rescued while 31 are missing
The injured were rescued in helicopters and flown to the Army hospital in Joshimath
Gopeshwar: It has been more than 12 hours after an avalanche has hit the areas north of Joshimath in Uttarakhand, eight bodies have been recovered, an unspecified number of persons are still missing while the Indian Army has, so far, rescued 384 people and six of them are critical.
Eight Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers were killed, seven injured and 31 went missing in an avalanche near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, officials said on Saturday (April 24).