384 rescued, 10 bodies recovered in Uttarakhand avalanche
Eight individuals are nonetheless unaccounted for.
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Ten bodies have been recovered and 384 individuals have been rescued in the continuing search and rescue efforts after an avalanche hit a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) detachment and labour camps north of Joshimath in Uttarakhand, an Army official stated on Saturday.
Eight individuals are nonetheless unaccounted for.
Around 4 p.m. on Friday, an avalanche hit a location about 4 km forward of Sumna on Sumna–Rimkhim street in Uttarakhand, the official stated. This is on the Joshimath–Malari–Girthidobla–Sumna–Rimkhim axis.
A BRO detachment and two labour camps are situated close by for street building work alongside this axis and an Army camp is situated 3 km from Sumna and about 1 km in need of the BRO Sumna detachment.
“The area has experienced heavy rain and snow since the last five days, which is still continuing. Rescue operations were launched by the Army immediately,” the official stated.
The street entry has been minimize off at 4 or 5 areas as a result of a number of land slides. Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) groups from Joshimath are working to clear slides enroute from Bhapkund to Sumna since Friday night, the official added.