Uttarakhand
Floods Updates: 900 still stranded in Badrinath, many still missing .
Dehradun:
Multiple
agencies involved in the search and rescue operations in the
flood-devastated Uttarakhand are making last ditch efforts on Monday to
evacuate about 900 people from Badrinath amid bad weather conditions at
some places across the Himalayan state.
Dehradun:
Multiple
agencies involved in the search and rescue operations in the
flood-devastated Uttarakhand are making last ditch efforts on Monday to
evacuate about 900 people from Badrinath amid bad weather conditions at
some places across the Himalayan state.
According
to reports, at least 1500 people, including locals, are still stranded
at Badrinath, Maneri and Harsil, and efforts are on in full swing to
evacuate them to safer places.
Despite
bad weather at places including Dehradun, chopper operations began this
morning in Chamoli district to evacuate about 300 pilgrims and 600
locals from Badrinath shrine to Joshimath from where they will be
brought further down by road.
