Mukesh Ranjan
Tribune News Service
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 70 from UP, including 34 from Lakhimpur Kheri, missing
India
Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 17:08 [IST]
Lucknow, Feb 09: At least 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing in the glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district that triggered an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations on Sunday, officials said.
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Of the 70 people, 34 are from Lakhimpur Kheri district alone. As of now, 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing, including 34 from Lakhimpur Kheri, nine from Saharanpur and five from Shravasti, Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Goyal told PTI on Tuesday.
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 9 (ANI): Ahead of his visit to the areas affected due to glacier burst in Chamoli on Tuesday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday held a meeting with officials of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), state Police and other agencies in Joshimath to review the rescue efforts in Tapovan.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that as per the team of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) there was no glacier burst in Chamoli but rather it was the result of a sudden slide of snow accumulated on top of the mountain.