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Identities of 38 bodies have been established so far
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NDRF personnel during their ongoing rescue operations at Tapovan Tunnel in flash flood-hit Chamoli district on February 20, 2021.
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Identities of 38 bodies have been established so far
The death toll in the Uttarakhand s Chamoli disaster rose to 68 even as the search operations continued there for the 15th day on February 21.
The identities of 38 bodies have been established so far.
On Feb. 20, five more bodies were recovered from the Tapovan area three bodies were recovered from the desilting tank near the project barrage by Feb. 20 evening while two more were extricated late at night, district administration officials said.
Scientists studying samples to know roots of Uttarakhand glacier disaster
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Five WIHG researchers travel to disaster site and undertake aerial surveys
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A boulder of ice believed to have rolled down from the Raunthi glacier. Photo courtesy: Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Five WIHG researchers travel to disaster site and undertake aerial surveys
A week after a landslip claimed 58 lives in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, a team of scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) in Dehradun are analysing fragments of ice, rock and mud in their labs to better understand the origins of the disaster.
Ration being air dropped to nine villages beyond Raini bridge. Special Arrangement.
Ration being air dropped to nine villages beyond Raini bridge that was swept away in floods caused by glacial burst yesterday, says ITBP spokesperson.
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We waited for hours, praying to God and joking with each other, says rescued worker
One of the rescued workers, Rakesh Bhatt, said they were working in the tunnel when water rushed in. We thought it might be rain and that the water will recede. But when we saw mud and debris enter with great speed, we realised something big had happened,” he said.