Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates: Death toll climbs to 28; number of missing people increases to 206

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier possibly burst through its banks in Chamoli district on February 7. It appeared to have triggered an avalanche and a deluge that ripped through the Alaknanda river system in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas. Experts, however, are still trying to determine the exact cause of the disaster in Joshimath.

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | Due to floods, a road bridge connecting Niti Valley near Raini village has been washed away, because of which the contact between the valley and 13 villages has been lost, said BRO engineer AS Rathore. An alternative route will be made soon by Border Roads Organisation (BRO), he said: PIB in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | Toll climbs to 28 in Chamoli disaster

Two more bodies of the around 170 missing in the Uttarakhand disaster were recovered from the debris in Raini village today, while rescuers worked through tonnes of muck and slush to rescue around 30 workers trapped in a tunnel at a power project site in Tapovan. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said its personnel recovered 2 bodies from the debris in Raini village on Tuesday morning. With the recovery of the two bodies, the toll in the disaster climbed to 28 while around 170 are still missing. (PTI)

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | According to the report released by the State Emergency Operations Center at 8 am today, the number of missing people has increased to 206. Bodies of a total of 26 people have been recovered so far: PIB in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | A joint team of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) enters into the Tapovan tunnel to check the water level inside the tunnel ahead of the point till where the debris has been cleared. (ANI)

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | It’s easy to say we must balance the needs of development and the environment. The Uttarakhand flash flood poses the question: where to draw the line?

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | The operation tasks for the day has commenced. Mi-17 airborne from Dehradun for Joshimath with NDRF personnel on board. An ALH carrying DRDO's DGRE scientists is undertaking a recce of Tapovan area and glacier: Indian Air Force

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | Home Minister Amit Shah to make a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha at 11.30 am on the Uttarakhand disaster, which killed at least 26 people.

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat visits ITBP hospital in Joshimath, Chamoli where injured people are admitted. After meeting the injured, Rawat said that 12 people who were rescued from the tunnel are admitted here. They have complained of body ache as they were hanging on the iron bar for 3-4 hours fearing water and debris. Doctors said they will recover soon. (ANI)

Uttarakhand News LIVE Updates | The rescue operation was carried out the entire night and is under progress. A lot of debris has been removed. We have not been able to establish any contact till now: Aparna Kumar, DIG Sector HQ, ITBP Dehradun