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Uttarakhand cloudburst: One more body recovered in Gwad village of Tehri district

August 23, 2022
Bharat Times

At least 115 roads are still blocked in the state,
Image Source : PTI At least 115 roads are still blocked in the state, including nine state highways, seven district roads, and 99 rural motor roads.

Highlights

  • One more body was recovered in Gwad village of Tehri district
  • The death toll now stands at seven due to the cloudbursts
  • The rubble is being scoured to trace four more missing persons

Uttarakhand cloudburst: One more body was recovered in Gwad village of Tehri district on Tuesday, taking the death toll in Saturday’s cloudbursts in Uttarakhand to seven.

The body of 60-year-old Magni Devi was pulled out of the rubble inside a house in Gwad village, said Tehri district disaster management officer Brijesh Bhatt.

The rubble is being scoured to trace four more missing persons, including Magni Devi’s son, he said.

Search and rescue operations by the police, NDRF and SDRF are still going on in the areas affected by cloudbursts, Bhatt said.

At least 115 roads are still blocked in the state, including nine state highways, seven district roads, and 99 rural motor roads.

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