Himalayan helicopter flies villagers home to mourn2021|01:17
For three days, Sushama Rana waited at a makeshift dirt helipad in the Indian Himalayas to return to her village and look for her missing brother-in-law. Yashpal Rana was herding goats when a flash flood swept down a remote valley on Sunday (February 7), smashing everything in its path. “I hope that his body is found somewhere, whether it is buried or washed away. We expect from the rescuers that those buried are found soon. An eight-seater helicopter more often used to carry tourists has begun ferrying supplies to the villages, some of which are suffering from power and water cuts. Authorities have transported more than 300 people since the disaster, but the list of people wanting to ride is long. Meantime, rescuers used heavy machinery to remove slush clogging a tunnel on Friday in a search for more survivors, though hopes of finding anyone alive were fading. Soldiers deployed to the area have flown a drone inside the
Last rites: Himalayan helicopter flies flood-hit villagers home to mourn
People load relief goods onto a helicopter for distribution in the affected areas, after a flash flood swept a mountain valley destroying dams and bridges, in Dhak village in Chamoli district, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis reuters tickers
This content was published on February 12, 2021 - 13:16
February 12, 2021 - 13:16
By Alasdair Pal
RAINI CHAK LATA, India (Reuters) - For three days, Sushma Rana waited at a makeshift dirt helipad in the Indian Himalayas to return to her village and look for her missing brother-in-law.
Yashpal Rana was herding goats when a flash flood swept down a remote valley on Sunday, smashing everything in its path including two hydroelectric power stations.