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Read more about Death toll climbs to 10 in Uttarakhand glacier burst, 143 still missing on Business Standard. IAF teams left for Uttarakhand's Chamoli district to ramp up relief efforts, while rescuers pulled out three more bodies of the people missing in the galcier burst taking the toll to 10.
Survivors remained stuck in the underground tunnel for about seven hours, from around 10 am to 5 pm before being rescued
Read more about Multi-agency operation on to rescue those trapped inside tunnel in Tapovan on Business Standard. A multi-agency operation to rescue 34 people trapped inside a big tunnel at Tapovan was carried out overnight after a glacier burst-triggered deluge killed 10 people while over 140 are missing
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that State Government’s priority right now is saving lives of people and experts can tell the reason behind the outburst. “Experts can tell the reason behind the glacier outburst. But our Government is right now focused on saving lives of people,” he said. The glacier burst led to the increase in the water level of Dhualiganga river, and subsumed nearby villages.
Read more about U'khand flood: Was against power projects on Himalayas, says Uma Bharti on Business Standard. Uma Bharti said that when she was a minister she had opposed the idea of having any power projects on the Himalayan mountain range in the state