Summary:
Nearly 60 hours to the tragedy, rescue teams finally managed to enter the 2.5 km-long Tapovan tunnel were 25 and 35 people are feared trapped due to an avalanche that unleashed on Sunday, at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
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Nearly 60 hours to the tragedy, rescue teams finally managed to enter the 2.5 km-long Tapovan tunnel were 25 and 35 people are feared trapped due to an avalanche that unleashed on Sunday, at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district
The rescue teams comprising a joint team of ITBP, NDRF and SDRF personnel - wearing high-visibility jackets and yellow hardhats finally managed to clear some of the debris and with great caution entered the structure, tweeted ANI.
Watch, A team ITBP, NDRF, SDRF & other agencies continue to conduct rescue operation inside Tapovan tunnel, Uttarakhand on the third day.
A meeting of all agencies incl senior officials of ITBP, NDRF, Army & local administration called today to decide further course of action.
#WATCH A team ITBP, NDRF, SDRF & other agencies continue to conduct rescue operation inside Tapovan tunnel, Uttarakhand on the third day.
— ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2021
A meeting of all agencies incl senior officials of ITBP, NDRF, Army & local administration called today to decide further course of action pic.twitter.com/Q5oQYm38v6
The tunnel has one entry and bifurcates, making it harder to locate the missing men.
The challenge, though, is clearing the sludge quickly (and safely).
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