Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 23 (ANI): The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has reached 70 after two more bodies were recovered from the debris, according to the state government on Tuesday.
Sixty-eight bodies have so far been recovered after the February 7 disaster. There is a tunnel in which around 35 people are suspected to have been trapped, but rescuers have not been able to reach it till now due to the sludge. Authorities say clearing the debris from the tunnel could take months.
Uttarakhand glacier outburst: All you need to know about current status of rescue operations - A glacier burst resulted in massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on February 7.
Thirteen workers have so far been pulled out of the sludge-choked tunnel at Tapovan where a large number of people were at work when the tragedy occurred following a flash flood in Rishiganga.