India, March 2 -- The death toll in the avalanche that hit near Mana village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on February 28, rose to eight on Sunday after the last missing person's body was found."The last missing person's body has been found. All the 54 persons have been rescued/recovered. The recovery marks the culmination of Mana Village," said Rescue Operation Lt Col Manish Shrivastava, PRO (Defence) Dehradun

Rescue operations conducted with the help of the Indian Army, ITBP, Air Force, NDRF, and SDRF who worked collaboratively to evacuate the trapped persons were concluded on Sunday.

2. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday visited the Disaster Control Room at IT Park, Dehradun, for the second consecutive day ...