Four BRO labourers buried alive in landslide in Chamoli

  • | Friday | 20th July, 2018

Rescue teams are at the spot,” said Nand Kishore Joshi, disaster management officer of Chamoli told TOI.He further added that the area comes under the communication shadow zone, so it is getting difficult to establish contact with the rescue teams working there. DEHRADUN: Two labourers working for Border Roads Organization (BRO) were killed and two more are feared dead after they were buried alive in a landslide triggered by a cloud burst in Bhapkund, about 50km from district headquarters Joshimath in Chamoli district , in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.According to State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials, the labourer’s camp was hit by a landslide triggered by a cloudburst on the higher reaches between Juma and Bhapkund.“Two bodies of the labourers have been recovered while two more are still trapped under the debris . Efforts are underway to find them as well.

DEHRADUN: Two labourers working for Border Roads Organization (BRO) were killed and two more are feared dead after they were buried alive in a landslide triggered by a cloud burst in Bhapkund, about 50km from district headquarters Joshimath in Chamoli district , in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.According to State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials, the labourer’s camp was hit by a landslide triggered by a cloudburst on the higher reaches between Juma and Bhapkund.“Two bodies of the labourers have been recovered while two more are still trapped under the debris . Efforts are underway to find them as well. Rescue teams are at the spot,” said Nand Kishore Joshi, disaster management officer of Chamoli told TOI.He further added that the area comes under the communication shadow zone, so it is getting difficult to establish contact with the rescue teams working there.

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