Uttarakhand avalanche: Death toll rises to 26, three trainees still missing
Rescue teams leave for avalanche-hit site
Earlier today, authorities reported that ten more bodies have beenrecovered raising the death toll to 26 due toan avalanche that slammed climbers in the Indian Himalayas. Additionally,at least three trainees still missing, indicated a statement by theNehru Institute Of Mountaineering (NIM).
Among the 26 bodies recovered were trainee mountaineers and two were instructors, said the NIM. The statement added, that 15 bodies were covered on Thursday and seven on Friday. According toDistrict Magistrate (DM) Abhishek Ruhella, four bodies were brought to Matli but were taken toHarsil helipad due to bad weather and subsequently sent toUttarkashi in ambulances.
He added that not all recovered bodies have been identified yet, but thefamily members andrelatives of those missing have been contacted. The heavy rain and bad weather have hampered aerialsearch efforts in the region but on-the-ground rescueremains uninterrupted, saidRuhella.
The 14 injured mountaineers from the NIMwere airlifted to a base camp of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Matli, of which five were admitted to the district hospital in Uttarkashi.
The rest of the nine sustained minor injuries and were sent back to the NIM, the Uttarakhand Police said.
The inclement weather at the site of the avalanche is proving a challenge for therescue teams, officials said.
Earlier, state Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial inspection of the site, which is at the height of 18,000 feet.
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The NIM in a statement said that the team which was caught in the avalanche consisted of 34 trainee mountaineers and seven instructors only.
Meanwhile, officials didn’t provide details on whether the 14 injured mountaineers rescued were part of the 41-member team that had gone to summit the Draupadi ka Danda-II peak or waiting at the NIM base camp.
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