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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 71 Bodies Recovered So Far, 133 Remain Missing

Meanwhile, the rescue and search operation for 133 missing people is underway. Earlier today, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel.

Chamoli: The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has gone up to 71, according to the state government on Thursday. 

"Out of 206 people missing in a flash flood, bodies of 71 people and 30 body parts have been recovered from Tapovan in Chamoli district," the state government said.

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Meanwhile, the rescue and search operation for 133 missing people is underway. Earlier today, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other sister agencies have been conducting search and rescue operations in Chamoli district.

A glacier burst earlier in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, which led to massive flooding in the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers and damaged houses and the nearby Rishiganga power project.

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