Uttarakhand: 15 More Bodies Recovered; Toll Rises To 53
Six bodies were recovered from the Tapovan power project tunnel, six from Raini upstream and one from the riverbank in Rudraprayag, taking the confirmed death toll in the Uttarakhand disaster to 51. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-15T07:25:56+05:30 Uttarakhand: 15 More Bodies Recovered; Toll Rises To 53 outlookindia.com 2021-02-15T13:25:59+05:30
Twelve more bodies were recovered on Sunday including five from the slush of the Tapovan tunnel, six from Raini village and one in Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand, where rescue operations have been underway since February 7. The toll has now reached 53. Around 160 people are still missing after glacier burst in the area last Sunday.
Three more bodies were recovered Monday from the Tapovan tunnel, taking the toll in the Uttarakhand flash flood to 54 as hopes of finding survivors there over a week after the disaster dimmed.
Uttarakhand calamity: Three more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 53
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Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 03:33 PM IST
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Rescue efforts are now underway at the Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) only with the help of excavators as a camera or apipe cannot be inserted due to mounds of sludge and water choking it, the district magistrate said.
Uttarakhand disaster: 53 bodies recovered so far, search on for survivors
DEHRADUN/TAPOVAN: Three more bodies were recovered on Monday from the flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel, taking the toll in the glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 53.
The bodies were recovered this morning from the Adit tunnel at the