Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates: Aerial rescue, relief missions resume as helicopters flying to Joshimath with disaster relief teams on board, says IAF

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | UN stands ready to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in Uttarakhand, says Guterres

The United Nations stands ready to contribute to the ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in Uttarakhand if necessary, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said as the top leadership of the global organisation expressed sadness over the loss of life and damage from the glacier burst and flooding in the Indian state. Responding to the statement by Guterres, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said: Deeply appreciate the sentiments expressed by UN Secretary-General on the glacier burst in Uttarakhand. (PTI)

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | India's swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant said he will donate his match fee towards rescue operations for the glacier burst in Uttarakhand and also encouraged others to come forward and contribute. Pant was born in Roorkee, a town in the state's Haridwar district.

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | Aerial rescue & relief missions have resumed with Mi-17 & ALH helicopters flying from Dehradun to Joshimath with disaster relief teams on board: Indian Air Force

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Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | No need to spread panic. The glacier burst yesterday, boulders and debris followed which washed away the Raini power project causing a massive impact on Tapovan. All of this happened yesterday. 32 people from first and 121 people are missing from the 2nd project. Of these, 10 bodies have been recovered so far - 3 from Tapovan and 7 in the route to Karnprayag. 12 people rescued from the smaller tunnel in Tapovan yesterday. Efforts are underway to open the bigger tunnel. Debris are being removed from it: Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | We have intensified search operation at the second tunnel. We have information that around 30 people are trapped there. Around 300 Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans are deployed to clear the tunnel. Local administration says that around 170 people are missing: Vivek Pandey, ITBP Spokesperson (ANI) 

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has rescued 12 people from a tunnel yesterday. The rescue operation is underway in different areas. More teams will be sent there if it is required, we are focussing on rescuing people from the tunnel first: Vivek Pandey, ITBP Spokesperson (ANI)

Uttarakhand Flood LIVE Updates | Floods as glacier breaks off in Uttarakhand, 16 labourers rescued, 8 bodies recovered

A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district yesterday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations, leaving at least eight people dead. Sixteen men were rescued safely from a tunnel in the Tapovan project but about 125 were still missing.

Welcome to Moneycontrol’s LIVE coverage of the flood that has occurred in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district after a glacial burst caused an avalanche. People in living in villages near the Dhauli Ganga and Alaknanda have been evacuated. Rescue teams have been rushed to the spot.

Stay tuned for updates.