Uttarakhand flood highlights: Death toll rises to 54, 179 missing persons cases registered at Joshimath
Rescue operations continue at the Tapovan tunnel in Chamoli district, with disaster response forces and local authorities trying to make contact with people trapped inside after the February 7 flood followed by an avalanche in Joshimath. The death toll has reached 53 so far. Stay tuned for updates.
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3 bodies found from Tapovan tunnel today, taking body count there to 8 so far. No new recovery from Raini village today. As per postmortem, the people found dead, died during the glacier mishap itself. Rescue operation to continue for next 3-4 days: Ashok Kumar, Uttarakhand DGP pic.twitter.com/kWkXgSEfxS
A total of 8 bodies have been recovered from here (Tapovan tunnel) so far. Operation is still underway, we are working 24/7. 7 bodies have been recovered in Raini, so a total of 15 bodies have been recovered from the two work sites: Aditya Pratap Singh, Deputy Commandant, NDRF pic.twitter.com/Bjl0lJIMNc