India News: Rescue operation halts for one hour in Uttarakhand
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India News: Heavy rain strikes again in Uttarkashi which brings rescue operation to halt for one hour.
Even as the rescue operations have been intensified to save thousands of stranded people in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, at least 5,000 people may have been killed, a state minister said on Sunday. "At least 5,000 people must have been killed in the deluge that inflicted heavy damage on vast tracts, especially in the Kedarnath valley," state Disaster Management Minister Yashpal Arya said at Dehra Dun's Jolly Grant airport after an aerial survey of the affected areas.
At least 10,000 survivors still remained rescued.
Kedarnath Valley has been cleared of all stranded pilgrims in stepped-up rescue operations that led to evacuation of 12,000 pilgrims and tourists. Kedarnath Valley was the most-affected area in entire Uttarakhand.
The rescue operation was put on acceleration mode on Sunday while the disaster management authorities worked on a 'Plan B' — to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), prepare foot tracks, road routes and structures on cliffs that can sustain heavy rainfall given that heavy rain is again expected in the state today.
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Even as the rescue operations have been intensified to save thousands of stranded people in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, at least 5,000 people may have been killed, a state minister said on Sunday. "At least 5,000 people must have been killed in the deluge that inflicted heavy damage on vast tracts, especially in the Kedarnath valley," state Disaster Management Minister Yashpal Arya said at Dehra Dun's Jolly Grant airport after an aerial survey of the affected areas.
At least 10,000 survivors still remained rescued.
Kedarnath Valley has been cleared of all stranded pilgrims in stepped-up rescue operations that led to evacuation of 12,000 pilgrims and tourists. Kedarnath Valley was the most-affected area in entire Uttarakhand.
The rescue operation was put on acceleration mode on Sunday while the disaster management authorities worked on a 'Plan B' — to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), prepare foot tracks, road routes and structures on cliffs that can sustain heavy rainfall given that heavy rain is again expected in the state today.
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