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The Uttarakhand govt will collect the DNA samples for identification of the dead bodies recovered after flash floods
So far, 32 bodies have been recovered while 174 are still missing
New Delhi: In the aftermath of the devastating floods that wreaked havoc in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Sunday, the state government has said that its officials will be collecting DNA samples of the unattended recovered bodies. Till 7:30 PM on Tuesday, 32 bodies have been recovered, while 174 are yet to be traced. The DNA samples will be kept safe and on the basis of that, the bodies will be identified, the state government said in a statement.
Uâkhand disaster: 26 bodies recovered, 171 missing
Experts study exact cause
DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI, Feb 8: Twenty-six bodies have been recovered and 171 people still missing after the Uttarakhand disaster apparently caused by a glacier burst, officials said Monday, as multiple agencies worked at rescuing over 30 workers feared trapped in a tunnel at a power project site.
Officials at the State Emergency Operation Centre reported the recovery of more bodies and feared the death toll would rise, a day after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier possibly burst through its banks in Chamoli district.
It appeared to have triggered an avalanche and a deluge that ripped through the Alaknanda river system in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas.
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A glacial broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on Sunday
The massive flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project
SDRF on Monday said that 26 bodies have been recovered from different areas that were affected by the glacier burst in Chamoli district
Chamoli: Even as the rescue operation is underway at Tapovan tunnel, Joshimath in Uttarakhand, where the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team is deployed to take out debris and try to find survivors from the tunnel, as many as 26 bodies have been recovered from different areas that were affected by the glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that as per the team of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) there was no glacier burst in Chamoli but rather it was the result of a sudden slide of snow accumulated on top of the mountain.
As rescue operation is underway at the tunnel where 39people are trapped, Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar on Tuesday said it is hoped that the way will be cleared by noon.