Five BRO workers are still trapped in the avalanche that hit Chamoli’s Mana village on Friday. The SDRF has flown to Joshimath with a Victim Locating and Thermal Image Camera to intensify the rescue operation.
As the rescue operation enters its third day in the Uttarakhand Avalanche incident in Chamoli district’s Mana village, those Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials who were reduced but got injured were airlifted at the Joshimath Army Hospital. So far, 50 BRO workers have been rescued out of a total of 55. However, four of the rescued workers succumbed to their injuries.
Moreover, one of the rescued workers has safely reached his home after medical checks and required health monitoring.
Meanwhile, to intensify the rescue efforts, a team of the State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) left from Joshimath with a Victim Locating and Thermal Image Camera to search for the remaining five workers trapped in the avalanche in Mana-Badrinath.
(With inputs from Anamika Gaur)