50 People Feared Dead in Uttarakhand Glacier Disaster, 3 Bodies Recovered - Police Sources

NEW DELHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th February, 2021) Fifty people are feared dead as a result of the breaking of Nanda Devi glacier in India's northern state of Uttarakhand, sources in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) told Sputnik on Sunday.

According to the sources, the victims were trapped in a tunnel at the Rishi Ganga power project site when the glacier struck.

Three bodies have been recovered so far, the sources added.

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