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Uttarakhand glacier breaks off: See these photos of rescue operation
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In the aftermath of the Uttarakhand glacier burst, 19 bodies have been recovered till now, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said on Monday.
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As of this morning, 32 people from the first tunnel and 121 people from the second were missing and rescue operations to recover people still trapped in the tunnels are underway.
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A multi-agency operation to rescue an estimated 34 people trapped inside a big tunnel at Tapovan was carried out overnight.
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Rescue operations in one of the tunnels of Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project intensified Monday as at least 30 people are still trapped inside.
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ITBP has deployed sniffer dogs at the Tapovan tunnel for rescue operations.
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90 meters of stretch of debris in the tunnel has been cleared till now. ITBP personnel are working hard to clear the rest of the stretch inside tunnel.
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Another 100 mtrs believed to be left to be cleared.
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Around a dozen workers at the two sites on the upper reaches of the Dhauliganga river had been rescued on Sunday. (Source: ITBP)
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Teams from ITBP, which has a base at Joshimath, about 26 km from Reni, along with units of State Disaster Response Force reached the affected areas. (Photo: ITBP)
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Personnel from the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) rescue a man. (Photo: ITBP)
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As per sources, there were 100 labourers trapped on the barrage at Rishiganga, of which at least 50 are feared dead. (Photo: ITBP)
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A total of seven bodies were recovered on Sunday. (Photo: ITBP)
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ITBP men during the rescue operation: (Photo: ITBP)
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that no adverse weather is expected in Chamoli, Tapovan and Joshimath of Uttarakhand on February 7 and 8. (Photo: ITBP)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he is closely reviewing the crisis unfolding in Uttarakhand. (Photo: ITBP)
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Amid the disaster in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat appealed to people not to spread rumours by sharing old flood videos. (Photo: Indian Army)
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The Uttar Pradesh government has asked all authorities in districts on the banks of the Ganga river to be on high alert and monitor water levels following the flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. (Photo: Indian Army)