10 dead in Uttarakhand flood so far, over 100 missing

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Uttarakhand, Feb 7, 2021: At least 100 labourers working at the Tapovan power project are feared dead or missing even as 10 bodies have been recovered, ITBP Director General SS Prasad told ANI after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday triggering flash flood disaster.

He added that the ITBP team deployed at the site is undertaking rescue operations. "We are in touch with the management team of NTPC to gather information on missing people," he said.

An ITBP spokesperson had said earlier that due to the collapse of at least three bridges in Reni village, including one of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), connectivity with some of their border posts has been "totally restricted".

"More than 100 labourers working at barrage and 50 plus working at a tunnel are feared dead or missing as per the site in-charge of Tapovan and the local administration. Three bodies have been recovered till now," ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey said in Delhi. He said over 250 personnel of the border force are involved in the rescue work at present.

About 16-17 labourers are safe inside the tunnel at Tapovan and the teams are clearing debris to rescue them, he said.

Inputs from Deccan Herald