Uttarakhand: Rescue ops continue despite bad weather
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.
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The death toll in the disaster stands at 830 now. More than 120 bodies were found earlier today in Kedarnath, which was the worst-hit area. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has warned that as flood waters recede, the full extent of the tragedy will be revealed, and the death toll could cross 1 ,000.
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Today's rescue operations focused largely on the nearly 5,000 people who are stranded in and around Badrinath. They are safe because they are in relief camps equipped with food and water, but cannot leave the area as landslides have cut off access to major roads leading to Dehradun and Rishikesh, from where they could be sent home.
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For the first time today, the Air Force was able to land a big helicopter - the Mi-170 - in Kedarnath to drop off firewood and other material needed for a mass cremation for the hundreds of bodies found here.
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