Uttarakhand calamity: Three more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 53
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Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 03:33 PM IST
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Rescue efforts are now underway at the Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) only with the help of excavators as a camera or apipe cannot be inserted due to mounds of sludge and water choking it, the district magistrate said.
Uttarakhand disaster: 53 bodies recovered so far, search on for survivors
DEHRADUN/TAPOVAN: Three more bodies were recovered on Monday from the flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel, taking the toll in the glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 53.
The bodies were recovered this morning from the Adit tunnel at the
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Chamoli: Army personnel build a bridge near Raini village, in the aftermath of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand s Joshimath that triggered a flash flood in Chamoli district, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021.
Three more bodies were recovered on Monday from the flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel, taking the toll in the glacial disaster in Uttarakhand to 53. The bodies were recovered this morning from the Adit tunnel at the NTPC s Tapovan-Vishnugad project site, Chamoli District Magistrate, Swati S Bhadauria said. Rescue efforts are now underway at the Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) only with the help of excavators as a camera or a pipe cannot be inserted due to mounds of sludge and water choking it, the district magistrate said.
Asked about the chances of survival of those missing or trapped, the district magistrate said, We must always try to be hopeful when the circumstances are adverse.