Uttarakhand floods highlights: Rescue work resumes in Tapovan tunnel; death toll climbs to 35

The rescue operation was resumed in Chamoli district after it was briefly halted due to a rise in the level of water in Rishiganga river. Rescuers had launched a drilling operation today at the Tapovan tunnel, where an estimated 30-35 people have been trapped since a flash flood battered various villages and hydro-power projects in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, claiming 35 lives, while about 204 people are still missing.

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WATCH | Drone cameras were deployed to monitor the increasing water level of Rishiganga river in Chamoli district today.

ITBP teams search for the missing along river banks and bed towards Joshimath to Helung | ITBP

Rescue work resumed in Tapovan tunnel after water level in Dhauli Ganga stabilizes

Damaged NTPC project at Tapovan near Raini Village where flash floods caused widespread damage on Sunday morning | All India Radio

Rescue operation temporarily halted in Chamoli district due to a rise in the level of water in Rishiganga river. Orders have been given to vacate the areas downstream: Ashok Kumar, DGP Uttarakhand to ANI.

Bulldozers work to remove mud and debris outside the entrance of Tapovan tunnel during rescue efforts in Chamoli district on February 11, 2021, where dozens are still feared to be trapped following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier broke off on February 7. Credit: AFP Photo

Death toll in Uttarakhand glacier burst rises to 35, 204 persons missing, says State Government

(ANI)

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 204 persons missing, 34 bodies recovered of which 10 identified so far, says State Government

(ANI)

Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya visited the tunnel rescue site in Chamoli district, today. She met ITBP officials to take stock of the ongoing rescue operation.

Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari denied permission to fly in govt-owned plane to Uttarakhand

In what could snowball into a major issue, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was on Thursday denied permission to fly in a state government-owned aircraft to Dehradun, the winter capital of Uttarakhand.

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Workers feared buried under slush in 4 tunnels at Tapovan

A tunnel at the NTPC hydel project site here has become the focal point of rescue efforts, but there are four other tunnels that act as water ingress points where more workers are feared buried under the sludge carried by the landslide-induced avalanche on Sunday.

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ITBP constructs ‘jhula bridge’ across disconnected villages

Search and rescue operation near the damaged Tapovan hydel project tunnel, after Sunday's glacier burst in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Thursday, February 11, 2021. Credit: PTI Photo

We are preserving DNA samples of the recovered bodies. Of 34 dead bodies recovered, 10 have been identified so far: Ashok Kumar, DGP Uttarakhand

(ANI)

Drilling operation at Tapovan tunnel suspended temporarily after machine breaks down

We were undertaking rescue operation in the big tunnel to remove debris till yesterday. We have also started drilling in a smaller diameter tunnel to see what is inside. But it has been suspended temporarily as the machine broke down: Ashok Kumar, DGP Uttarakhand

(ANI)

A truck carrying water for drilling enters a tunnel as rescue work continues, after a part of a glacier broke away in Tapovan, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 11, 2021. Credit: Reuters Photo

Rescue operations continue at Tapovan tunnel

Relatives of workers believed to be trapped in wait outside as rescue work continues, after a part of a glacier broke away in Tapovan, in Uttarakhand, India, February 11, 2021. Credit: Reuters Photo/Anushree Fadnavis

Rescue operation underway inside Tapovan tunnel in Chamoli.

"There is a possibility that some more people could be stuck inside the tunnel, NTPC team using vertical drilling to find their whereabouts," says Aparna Kumar, ITBP DIG

(ANI)

ITBP troops help in constructing Jhula bridge across disconnected villages in Chamoli. This will be used to transport ration from one side of the bridge to another side.

Rescue teams have started drilling operation to peep into Tapovan the tunnel. We are presently at 6.5 meters: Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar

(ANI)

Drilling operation started by rescue teams at 2:00 AM today to peep into tunnel 12 to 13 meters below: ITBP.

Breach of sub-glacial lake may have caused Uttarakhand floods

The Uttarakhand killer flood may have started with a massive ice avalanche triggering a landslide downstream and release of 1.6 million cubic metres of water stored in a subglacial lake, according to the scientists. The scientists are putting together the missing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle on what triggered such a massive flash flood in the Himalayas in the middle of winter.

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Border Road Organization (BRO) personnel carry out rescue and restoration works at Raini village, following the Sunday's glacier burst in Joshimath which caused a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Credit: PTI Photo

2 listed as missing return home safely after being stranded in Chamoli

Two persons who were listed as missing in the avalanche and flash floods in Uttarakhand returned to their homes safely on Wednesday after being stranded in different areas of Chamoli district following the calamity three days ago, officials said.

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Dalai Lama writes to Uttarakhand chief minister, offers sympathy, support to people

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has written to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, expressing his condolences to the families of the people killed in a glacier disaster in Chamoli district of the state.

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Family members and relatives of missing people get in a verbal spat with officials at a makeshift enquiry centre, near Tapovan Tunnel in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Credit: PTI Photo

Kin of missing protest at Rishiganga power project site

The families of workers missing from the Rishiganga hydel project site created a ruckus here on Wednesday accusing the authorities of not carrying out the rescue operations properly after the sudden flood in the Alaknanda river system wreaked havoc.

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Rescuers racing against time to reach out to trapped workers

Rescue workers were racing against time on Wednesday to reach out to 37 workers trapped in a tunnel since Sunday when a landslide-triggered avalanche swept away two hydel power projects.

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