New Delhi: Unable to rescue hundreds stranded in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, mainly because all roads leading to them have been washed away, the Centre has decided to deploy as many helicopters as possible in the axis of Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri regions.
Time is running out and the death toll is expected to cross the 1,000 mark. The immediate priority is to rescue the maximum number of survivors in the minimum possible time.
“We estimate more than 1,000 people have died. Bodies are scattered all around,” said Ganesh Godiyal, chairman of a trust in charge of several shrines in Kedarnath and Badrinath.
Hundreds marooned in Rambara village, which is a resting place between Kedarnath and Gaurikund shrines, may also have perished.
Giving rescuers a scare, the Met department on Thursday predicted more rainfall from June 23 and said bad weather and cloudy skies may affect rescue operations.
21/06/13 Daily News & Analysis
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Time is running out and the death toll is expected to cross the 1,000 mark. The immediate priority is to rescue the maximum number of survivors in the minimum possible time.
“We estimate more than 1,000 people have died. Bodies are scattered all around,” said Ganesh Godiyal, chairman of a trust in charge of several shrines in Kedarnath and Badrinath.
Hundreds marooned in Rambara village, which is a resting place between Kedarnath and Gaurikund shrines, may also have perished.
Giving rescuers a scare, the Met department on Thursday predicted more rainfall from June 23 and said bad weather and cloudy skies may affect rescue operations.
21/06/13 Daily News & Analysis
