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The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force on Thursday recovered the body of the fourth missing person from the August 3 Gaurikund landslide incident in which 23 people were washed away. SDRF media in-charge Lalita Negi said that rescue teams conducting the search operation recovered one more body downstream the Mandakini River on Thursday morning. “The body has been identified as …

Uttarakhand: In an unfortunate incident, two children lost their lives when the hut they were sleeping in was hit by a landslide in the early hours of Wednesday in Gaurikund. According to the Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar, the landslide hit the shack near the helipad in Gaurikund village, burying four of a family in debris. Out …

Disaster-prone areas on Char Dham route to be surveyed: Govt

The Uttarakhand government plans to conduct a multi-disciplinary survey of disaster-prone areas on the Char Dham route to avoid Gaurikund-like incidents, a senior official said. “A multidisciplinary survey, involving dimensions such as geology, road safety, and risk assessment, will be carried out with regard to disaster vulnerability on the Char Dham route. A senior official of the disaster management department …

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A search operation to trace people who went missing following a landslide triggered by a flashflood near Gaurikund this week resumed on August 5. According to district disaster management officer Nandan Singh Rajwar, around 100 National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with a team of the local administration, are engaged in the search operation. Mr. …