Death Toll In Uttarakhand

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  78 Dead In Himachal Flash Floods, 4 Uttarakhand Districts On Landslide Alert

  Himachal Pradesh has reported 23 flash floods, followed by 19 cloud burst incidents and 16 landslides leading to 78 deaths.

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  Uttarakhand, Himachal Search For Cloudburst Survivors, Brace For More Rain

  Cloudbursts in the twin Himalayan states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have claimed over a dozen lives since yesterday as rescuers scrambled this morning to search for survivors in the mountains.

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  Uttarakhand Struggles In The Aftermath of Heavy Rains; 52 People Dead, 5 Still Missing

  Landslides blocked roads, many villages went without electricity and the death toll climbed to 52 as authorities on Wednesday faced the aftermath of the rains that had battered Uttarakhand for over two days.

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  Uttarakhand Glacial Disaster Death Count Climbs To 71

  One more body was recovered from the banks of Alaknanda river in Kaleshwar on Friday taking the toll in the recent avalanche in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district to 71, officials said.

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  2 More Bodies Recovered In Uttarakhand Disaster, Death Count Rises To 67

  Two more bodies were recovered from the flood ravaged Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site, taking the death toll in the calamity in Uttarakhand to 67 even as search operations continued there for the 15th day on Sunday.

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  How Satellites Can Prevent Deaths From Landslides

  ISRO is yet to develop a satellite-based Early Warning System (EWS) for landslides like the one that buried 50 people at Kotrupi village in Himachal Pradesh on August 13 or the June 2013 Kedarnath landslide in Uttarakhand that killed 5,700, and many more in the past that have taken a heavy toll of human life.

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  Uttarakhand Cloudburst: 3 More Bodies Recovered, Number Of Deaths Rise To 18

  Three more bodies were recovered from the debris in the cloudburst-hit villages of Pithoragarh, raising the death toll in rain-related incidents in the state to 18 while searches were on for as many missing people by the Army, para-military and police personnel.

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  Cloudburst Toll Rises To 14 In Uttarakhand, Many Rivers In Spate

  With the recovery of two more bodies, the death toll in the heavy rains in Uttarakhand rose to 14 today while about ten rivers and rivulets were in spate across the state and traffic disrupted on several routes due to landslides.

• PM Modi Expresses Grief Over Loss of Lives in Uttarakhand Rains

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed grief over the loss of lives due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand.

• Uttarakhand tragedy: Over 160 bodies found in four days

  The death toll in the Uttarkhand tragedy continues to mount with 68 more bodies believed to be of pilgrims who died of cold and starvation while trying to escape the devastating June floods being found on way to Kedarnath shrine.

• Uttarakhand tragedy: 64 bodies found between Rambada, Kedarnath

  With the weather clear at most places across Uttarakhand over the past few days, 64 more bodies were found lying over the ridges in Kedar valley and cremated with necessary rituals, a senior police officer said today.

• Uttarakhand: 1500 still stranded in Badrinath, death toll remains unclear

  At least 1500 people, including locals, are still stranded at Badrinath and Harsil in flood-hit Uttarakahand and rescue operations are on to bring them to safety. 3,000 people remain missing a fortnight after disaster struck the state and authorities are grappling with the grim task of extricating dead bodies from under debris amid fear of disease.

• Uttarakhand: death toll could cross 10,000, says Assembly Speaker

  Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal has said that he fears that more than 10,000 people may have died in the flash floods and landslides that have ravaged the state since June 16. Officially, the death toll is nearly 1000.

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  Uttarakhand: Bad weather slows down rescue ops; death toll reaches over 830

  Despite rain and overcast skies today, military helicopters continued rescue operations in Uttarakhand today. 11 days after the monsoon struck the hilly state with torrential rain, nearly 6,000 people remain stranded. Nearly 90,000 people have been rescued in a heroic and vast rescue operation led by the military.

• Uttarakhand: Bad weather slows down rescue ops; death toll reaches 830

  An Indian Air Force helicopter in Uttarakhand crashed this evening near Gaurikund. All eight people on board have died. Five were air force personnel, the others were civilians. The Air Force has said the rescue operations will continue.