Uttarakhand Floods: Nearly 150 People Working At Power Plant Missing, 9 Bodies Recovered So Far

Close to 50-100 personnel working at a power plant in Tapovan-Reni area of Uttarakhand are missing following which search and rescue operations have been launched, after the Nanda Devi glacier broke causing flash floods.

DGP Ashok Kumar told news agency PTI that at least two bodies have been recovered, while some injured have been rescued after state disaster response forces reached the affected areas.

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Nine bodies have been recovered according to news agency ANI as rescue operations reach affected areas .

Power project completely swept away

Kumar said the power project at Tapovan-Reni has been swept away completely.

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"The situation is under control now. There is a dam at Srinagar and it has contained the flow. The power project has taken the damage."

100-150 casualties feared in the flash flood in Chamoli district: Uttarakhand Chief Secretary OM Prakash to ANI pic.twitter.com/JoR76lWEAb

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Casualties are feared to be between 100 to 150. Teams of ITBP, SDRF and NDRF have already reached the spot. Red alert has been issued: Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash on #Chamoli incident pic.twitter.com/lLrp88p69b

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"Our preliminary estimate is that 50-100 people who were working in and around the power project are missing," the state police chief said.

The teams had reached the spot very quickly from Joshimath (about 20 minutes distance) and they rescued some injured while two bodies were also found, he said.

"We will be able to give you a clear picture by the evening," Kumar said.