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U'khand glacier burst: 58 bodies recovered, 146 remain missing as rescue o
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 17 (ANI): Following the Uttarakhand glacial burst catastrophe, the Uttarakhand Disaster Management Authority (UDMA) on Wednesday said that so far 58 bodies have been recovered and 146 were missing. The UDMA said rescue operations are underway.
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12 people die as landslide hit Indonesia's East Java
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people have died in a landslide that hit a rural part of the Indonesian province of East Java on Sunday, while seven others remain missing, according to the latest figures released by the country's disaster mitigation agency on Wedne
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31 of 58 bodies recovered in Uttarakhand glacier burst identified
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Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 16 (ANI): All 11 bodies retrieved from Tapovan tunnel till now have been identified, informed Deputy Inspector General of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) Ridhim Aggarwal on Tuesday.
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Raghav Chadha visits Bhagirathi water treatment plant, says turbidity leve
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Delhi Jal board Chairman Raghav Chadha Monday visited Bhagirathi Water Treatment Plant to inspect the situation and preparedness in dealing with high turbidity levels coming from Ganga river in the aftermath of Uttarakhand disaster.
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U'khand glacier burst: 8 bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel so far
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 15 (ANI): As many as 8 bodies have been recovered from Chamoli's Tapovan tunnel in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident, said National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Deputy Commandant Aditya Pratap Singh on Monday.
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Lake formed near Raini village 'not a danger zone', says Uttarakhand DGP
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 13 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) has visited the lake that has been formed near Raini village and they informed it is not a danger zone, said Uttarakhand Director-General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar on Saturday.
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Centre approves Rs 3,113.05 cr as additional assistance to 5 States, UTs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): The High-Level Committee (HLC) under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states, which were affected by floods, cyclones (Nivar and Burev
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Chennai based Garuda Aerospace deploys drones to help NDRF's rescue operat
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 13 (ANI): Chennai based Garuda Aerospace has deployed drones to help National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)'s relief and rescue operations at the Chamoli glacier burst site in Uttarakhand.
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U'Khand floods: Former CM Harish Rawat meets Trivendra Singh, discuss disa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 12 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat and State Congress Committee President Pritam Singh met Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday.
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Uttarakhand: SDRF team reaches Raini village in Joshimath after formation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 12 (ANI): After the formation of a lake near Raini village in Joshimath following the glacier burst causing massive destruction in Chamoli, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has reached the spot, informed Uttrakhand Police Headquarters.
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Uttarakhand glacier disaster: 36 bodies recovered, over 200 still missing
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 11 (ANI): The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has mounted to 36 and 204 persons are still missing, informed the State government on Thursday.
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Mountain Rescue Team trains J&K Police to help victims of natural disa
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Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 11 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir police personnel are currently undergoing 15-day training by Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) near Nad village, Samba. The training being imparted to 50 police personnel aims at equipping them to help victims of natural disast
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