Avalanche in Uttarakhand: Death Toll Rises to 6 as Two More Bodies Recovered

Six people have been killed in the avalanche that hit the Chamoli area of Uttarakhand on February 28. Rescue crews found two more dead bodies on March 1. In Mana village, an avalanche buried a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workers' tent, trapping several people beneath the snow.  Army choppers, sniffer dogs join search for missing workers.

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The Indian Army retrieved the bodies of the two missing workers, increasing the number of verified deaths to six. Several rescue teams have been working nonstop in the region in an attempt to find the two missing workers. The bodies are being transported to the Mana post for additional processes, according to confirmation from the authorities.

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The Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Air Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are leading a comprehensive operation to continue rescue attempts in the area affected by the avalanche.

According to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the remaining missing workers are being located using cutting-edge equipment, such as thermal imaging cameras, victim-locating cameras, and ground-penetrating radar. Although there has been some improvement in the local weather, there is still a strong chance of more avalanches. Therefore, as a precaution to protect workers and rescue crews, authorities have temporarily stopped operations in high-altitude zones.

At the BRO camp, 55 workers were inside containers and a shed when the avalanche struck between 5:30 and 6:00 AM. They were unprepared for the avalanche, which buried the workmen beneath several feet of snow. Despite difficult circumstances, rescue crews made impressive strides in the days after the event. Over fifty workers had been rescued by March 1.