Uttarakhand flash floods: 40 bodies recovered, rescue operations intensified
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Till yesterday, 38 bodies were recovered from the affected areas while 166 were reported to be missing
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Two bodies have been recovered today during the rescue operations at the Tapovan tunnel in Joshimath of Chamoli district where a glacier burst on Sunday triggered an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system.
Ashok Kumar, Uttarakhand DGP said, Two bodies found this morning from escape tunnel are suspected to be casualties of the glacier mishap. Overnight excavation has resulted in debris mostly. Teams have reached up to 130m inside and trying to fasten the process to reach next tunnel soon.
ITBP, NDRF, SDRF and the Army are conducting round the clock searches in the area..It is suspected that as many as 30 people are trapped inside the tunnel.
As the water level in the Dhauli Ganga river surged on Thursday, rescue operations have been temporarily halted at the tunnel in Tapovan where more than 30 people are thought to be trapped for over four days since the glacier disaster.