Uttarakhand body count increases to 37

February 12, 2021 13:30

Raini village was cut off in the floods

Body recovered from the riverbank near Maithana village today. Total of 37 bodies recovered so far: District Magistrate Chamoli, Uttarakhand.

Two persons were rescued while 168 are still missing following the glacier burst in Chamoli, District Magistrate Swati Bhadoriya on Friday.

As many as 206 people went missing after the glacier burst.The rescue operations continued at Tapovan tunnel in Chamoli district on the sixth day following the disaster.

"Our teams are continuously searching for bodies. A team has also been deployed to search for bodies along the river. All agencies involved in rescue operation are working round the clock," said PK Tiwary NDRF Commandant, at Tapovan tunnel in Chamoli district.

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