370+ rescued in Uttarkashi; toll after mayhem still hazy
Uttarkashi, Aug. 8 -- Rescue operations continued in the flood ravaged Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Thursday, with over 372 people rescued from the Harsil-Dharali region, officials said on Thursday, adding that efforts are underway to assist 140 people stranded in the Gangotri Dham area.
While rescue teams are conducting search operations to locate 58 people, including eight army personnel, who went missing or were swept away in the August 5 flash floods in the upper reaches of the hill state, two new bodies were recovered on Thursday, officials said. The toll from the disaster remained unclear.P7...
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