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.
Uttarakhand glacier burst: Rescuers pull out 6 bodies from Tapovan tunnel; toll rises to 51
Uttarakhand glacier burst: Yesterday, 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
BusinessToday.In | February 15, 2021 | Updated 08:37 IST
Rescue operations continue at Tapovan Tunnel, following glacier burst in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand
Death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst and the subsequent flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on February 7, rose to 51 as the rescue workers recovered more bodies on Sunday.
Read more about Rescuers pull out 6 bodies from Tapovan tunnel; death toll rises to 51 on Business Standard. Rescue teams on Sunday recovered 13 more bodies, including the first ones to be pulled out from the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel
The agencies involved in the Tapovan rescue work include the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force