Uttarakhand catastrophe: 2 extra our bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, toll rises to 58

Image Source : PTI Chamoli: Rescue and restoration work continues at broken Tapovan barrage, weeks after the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a large flash flood, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
Two extra our bodies had been recovered early Tuesday from the Tapovan tunnel the place efforts had been underway on the tenth consecutive day to achieve employees feared trapped inside after a flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The confirmed demise toll within the Chamoli catastrophe has now mounted to 58 and one other 148 persons are lacking, an official mentioned.
Eleven of the our bodies had been recovered from the tunnel on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s Tapovan-Vishnugad undertaking website, the place about 30 folks had been initially feared trapped.
Meanwhile, Chamoli Chief Medical Officer G S Rana issued a video assertion, saying all these killed within the glacial catastrophe suffered bodily accidents, and sludge and water entered their lungs.
“Post-mortem has been conducted on all the 58 bodies recovered so far by February 16 and I have seen the reports. All of them died of injuries sustained on their bodies and due to sludge and water entering their lungs,” he mentioned.
The multi-agency rescue effort in Chamoli district is specializing in the Tapovan tunnel.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) commandant P Okay Tiwari mentioned the search-and-rescue operations will go on until the final sufferer is reached. But he additionally indicated that clearing the sludge and the particles from your complete tunnel might take months.
Asked in regards to the probabilities of survival of these lacking or trapped, the NDRF commandant mentioned he can’t say something with certainty, however miracles do occur.
Rescue work on the website progressed slower Tuesday than on different days with water seeping out of the particles from the but to be cleared portion of the tunnel.
The companies concerned within the Tapovan rescue work embody the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force. 

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