Four more bodies were found on Sunday at the site of a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) project in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, after an avalanche struck the area on Friday.
This brings the total number of deaths to eight, as four bodies were also recovered on Saturday.
At the time of the avalanche, 54 workers were at the site, living in containers that were buried under the snow. Aside from the eight who lost their lives, all other workers were either rescued or managed to escape. With the recovery of all missing individuals, the search operation has now ended.
Eight helicopters, including five from the Army, two from the Air Force, and one civilian helicopter hired by the Army, transported the rescued workers from Mana Post—near the avalanche site—to the Joshimath Military Hospital. The injured workers are currently receiving treatment.
Earlier on Sunday, while searching for the last missing worker, Lt Colonel Manish Srivastava said that a special drone-based system designed to detect buried objects had been airlifted from Delhi via Dehradun to Joshimath using an MI-17 helicopter. A 17-member National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team also reached Mana to assist in the rescue efforts.
Later, the body of the last missing worker was found, confirming the total casualties.
The deceased workers were identified as Mohinder Pal and Harmesh Chand from Himachal Pradesh; Jitender Singh, Manjeet Yadav, Alok Yadav, and Ashok Paswan from Uttar Pradesh; and Anil Kumar and Arvind Kumar Singh from Uttarakhand.
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Medical and relief efforts
Indian Army doctors on-site have conducted life-saving surgeries for critically injured workers, while helicopter evacuation operations from the Joshimath helipad continue. Authorities remain committed to locating the missing workers and providing medical care to survivors.
Rescue teams are racing against time to locate the remaining two missing individuals as harsh weather conditions persist in the region.
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