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Watch: IAF's Mi-17 chopper offloads relief equipments at Joshimath

Video Credit: ANI - Duration: 01:10s - Published
Watch: IAF's Mi-17 chopper offloads relief equipments at Joshimath

Watch: IAF's Mi-17 chopper offloads relief equipments at Joshimath

A Mi-17 chopper offloaded relief equipments at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

Indian Air Force continued relief operations in view of Uttarakhand glacier disaster.

A flash flood triggered due to glacier burst on February 07 in Uttarakhand's Chamoli.

Around 28 people have lost their lives in the disaster so far.

Speaking to ANI, the District Magistrate (DM) of Chamoli, Swati S Bhadoriya said, "Three more bodies recovered so the death toll in Uttarakhand glacier disaster reaches to 29." "Construction of the bridge is underway while the zipline has already been fixed.

SDRF personnel used the same to reach areas that were cut off.

Ration is being transported and emergency cases are being attended to with help of helicopter," she added.


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