Rescue operation continues, 400 nonetheless stranded on Kedarnath route | Dehradun Information

5 small helicopters have been deployed for the rescue efforts, airlifting round 640 folks from Lincholi, Bhimbali, and Kedarnath.

DEHRADUN: A multi-agency rescue operation continued at Kedarnath for the fourth day with 400 folks nonetheless stranded after extreme rains ravaged the realm on Wednesday night time. Over 1,200 people, together with pilgrims and locals, have been moved to safer areas on Sunday, even because the Indian Military started setting up a footbridge on the broken stretch between Sonprayag and Gaurikund on the Kedarnath Nationwide Freeway to facilitate additional evacuations.
The district administration division mentioned, “Roughly 400 folks have been escorted on foot from Kedarnath to Lincholi, from the place they have been airlifted to varied areas, together with Char Dham and Sirsi helipads.”
5 small helicopters have been deployed for the rescue efforts, airlifting round 640 folks from Lincholi, Bhimbali, and Kedarnath.
For the reason that rescue operations started on Thursday, 2,622 people have been airlifted from completely different areas, together with 138 from Lincholi, 2,409 from Bhimbali, and 75 from Chidbasa. As of Sunday, 10,374 folks have been rescued from alongside the Kedarnath trek route.
Dense clouds over Kedarnath and the higher route have considerably disrupted rescue operations. The Indian Air Pressure’s Chinook helicopter has been grounded resulting from persistent dangerous climate, whereas the MI-17 helicopter has managed solely three flights, rescuing 60 folks regardless of adversarial circumstances.
Officers mentioned all passengers have been evacuated from Gaurikund, leaving solely locals, shopkeepers, and animal handlers within the space. “Most individuals from Bhimbali and Lincholi have additionally been rescued. Nevertheless, about 50 stay in Lincholi, and round 350 folks, together with vacationers, devotees, clergymen, and shopkeepers, are nonetheless at Kedarnath,” an official mentioned.
The State Catastrophe Response Pressure (SDRF) continues its search operation within the Lincholi space, which suffered intensive harm from a flash flood close to Junglechatti on Wednesday night time.