Kedarnath Rescue Operation

According to officials, 110 pilgrims stranded on the Rambada-Chaumasi track have also been evacuated and taken to Chaumasi.

Rescuers on Saturday looked for 20 people missing in rain-hit Gaurikund on the Kedarnath route after a landslide that was triggered by flash floods two days ago. Three bodies were earlier recovered.

The National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA today said that it was premature to call off rescue operations as pilgrims are still stranded in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Among the many heroic tales that have marked the rescue and relief operations in Uttarakhand is that of a 47-year-old revenue official from Madhya Pradesh who was near Kedarnath with his family when it was ravaged by floods and torrential rains.

About 2,500 people are still stuck in the holy town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand as bad weather holds up rescue operations in the final stages. But the tragedy is not over. There is the grim chapter of thousands of missing people, of children torn apart from their parents by the fury of the giant floods that hit the hill state last week.

Undeterred by a chopper crash last evening, the Army and the Air Force have resumed rescue operation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand where nearly 6000 people are still stranded. Most of them are stuck in Badrinath.

All 20 people aboard the Mi-17 helicopter that crashed yesterday afternoon are dead, Air Chief NAK Browne said today but the armed forces are continuing rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand without a pause. Operations are focussed on Badrinath and Harsil, where nearly 5,000 people are still stranded, most of them in Badrinath.

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.

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.

Rescue operations to evacuate around 9000 stranded people today picked up pace after rains and fog in the morning delayed the mission in Uttarakhand, where the death toll mounted to 822 with 127 more bodies recovered from Kedarnath.

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting Uttarakhand to survey the expansive relief and rescue operation in the state, flew over epicentre Kedarnath this morning.

After heavy rain overnight and this morning, the weather has improved in Uttarakhand paving way for Air Force helicopters to fly and evacuate over 6,000 people who are stranded in different parts of the state, most of them near the holy town of Badrinath. Many of them are now in temporary relief camps with access to food and water.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday said the remaining stranded people-numbering about 10,000--in the flood-ravaged state are safe and that the mammoth multi-agency evacuation process will be completed in two to three days.

At mid-day on Monday, the Met department upgraded its weather warning for Uttarakhand from "severe" rain to "very severe" rain in the next three days. Nearly 15,000 people remain stranded today, with rain and new landslides impeding rescue operations. Helicopters have been unable to fly today to many parts of the state. But the Indian Air Force has...

Nearly 15,000 people remain stranded in Uttarakhand; the return of bad weather is impeding rescue operations. Helicopters have not been able to fly this morning, and landslides late on Sunday night have blocked major routes that were being used to evacuate people by foot.

According to officials, 110 pilgrims stranded on the Rambada-Chaumasi track have also been evacuated and taken to Chaumasi.

Rescuers on Saturday looked for 20 people missing in rain-hit Gaurikund on the Kedarnath route after a landslide that was triggered by flash floods two days ago. Three bodies were earlier recovered.

The National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA today said that it was premature to call off rescue operations as pilgrims are still stranded in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Among the many heroic tales that have marked the rescue and relief operations in Uttarakhand is that of a 47-year-old revenue official from Madhya Pradesh who was near Kedarnath with his family when it was ravaged by floods and torrential rains.

About 2,500 people are still stuck in the holy town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand as bad weather holds up rescue operations in the final stages. But the tragedy is not over. There is the grim chapter of thousands of missing people, of children torn apart from their parents by the fury of the giant floods that hit the hill state last week.

Undeterred by a chopper crash last evening, the Army and the Air Force have resumed rescue operation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand where nearly 6000 people are still stranded. Most of them are stuck in Badrinath.

All 20 people aboard the Mi-17 helicopter that crashed yesterday afternoon are dead, Air Chief NAK Browne said today but the armed forces are continuing rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand without a pause. Operations are focussed on Badrinath and Harsil, where nearly 5,000 people are still stranded, most of them in Badrinath.

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.

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.

Rescue operations to evacuate around 9000 stranded people today picked up pace after rains and fog in the morning delayed the mission in Uttarakhand, where the death toll mounted to 822 with 127 more bodies recovered from Kedarnath.

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting Uttarakhand to survey the expansive relief and rescue operation in the state, flew over epicentre Kedarnath this morning.

After heavy rain overnight and this morning, the weather has improved in Uttarakhand paving way for Air Force helicopters to fly and evacuate over 6,000 people who are stranded in different parts of the state, most of them near the holy town of Badrinath. Many of them are now in temporary relief camps with access to food and water.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday said the remaining stranded people-numbering about 10,000--in the flood-ravaged state are safe and that the mammoth multi-agency evacuation process will be completed in two to three days.

At mid-day on Monday, the Met department upgraded its weather warning for Uttarakhand from "severe" rain to "very severe" rain in the next three days. Nearly 15,000 people remain stranded today, with rain and new landslides impeding rescue operations. Helicopters have been unable to fly today to many parts of the state. But the Indian Air Force has...

Nearly 15,000 people remain stranded in Uttarakhand; the return of bad weather is impeding rescue operations. Helicopters have not been able to fly this morning, and landslides late on Sunday night have blocked major routes that were being used to evacuate people by foot.