The State Emergency Operation Centre said five bodies were found in the morning, taking the death toll to 31, and estimated that 175 people are still missing.
Efforts on to find 35 labourers trapped in Uttarakhand tunnel
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Rescue team works overnight to remove slush and debris
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Rescue operations underway at Tapovan Tunnel, after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, on Feb. 8, 2021.
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Rescue team works overnight to remove slush and debris
Rescue operations at the 2.5-km-long Tapovan hydel project tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district continued on Tuesday, with a joint team working overnight to remove slush and debris.
About 35 labourers are suspected to be trapped in the tunnel.
Nearly 48 hours after a flash flood struck Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, rescue operations are underway to locate around 170 people. The mission people are mostly labourers from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who were working at two power projects.