Joshimath:
‘I have never seen such a scene before … Sir … Absolutely came to Eve and the containers were getting up in the air. Some people flew away with the container and some people got out of the container … ‘ When a laborer resided after an avalanche on February 28 in Mana village of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, he stood up. 54 laborers stranded in Alag, out of which 52 workers have been rescued, out of which 6 died. It is being told that 2 laborers are still missing, who are being searched.
‘We ran towards the army camp …’
Manoj Bhandari, who was admitted to the Joshimath Army Hospital, who came out of the mouth of death after avalanche, said, “All this happened so suddenly that we did not know anything. All our containers were destroyed due to the fierce storm. Somehow we ran towards the army camp. I was fine now, the weather was so bad that the army and the government could have done.
#Watch Mana (Chamoli) avalanche incident | Manoj Bhandari, one of the recruitment to Joshimath Army Hospital, said, “All this happened so suddenly that we did not know anything. All our containers were destroyed due to the fierce storm … Somehow we ran towards the army camp … I am now fine, the weather was so bad… pic.twitter.com/yl7pug7pnp
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‘Containers were flying in the air sir’
Munna Prasad, admitted to Joshimath Army Hospital, said, ‘I have never seen such a scene before. The containers were getting up in the air sir. 6-7 containers flew into the air. Some people flew away with the container and some people got out of the container. Those who fell out of the container, they were lying in the open like this. We somehow reached 23 people BRO Camp. The army supported us a lot, with their help, we have been able to escape today.
#Watch Mana (Chamoli) avalanche incident | Munna Prasad, admitted to Joshimath Army Hospital, said, “I have never seen such a scene before. The container was getting up in the air. Some people got up with the container and some people got out of the container. We somehow reached 23 people BRO Camp … 6-7 people are missing.” https://t.co/z5fziefxbn pic.twitter.com/SXKKTPB3G2
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Right now we have 45 patients- doctors of Army Hospital
Major Amit Kumar Mishra at the Army Hospital said, ‘We currently have 45 patients, 3 of them are serious, one of which has suffered injuries in liver. We managed to leak of blood. Right now his situation is fine. All other patients are in good condition. We are monitoring the situation of all, if we have to send further for treatment, we will send. Right now everyone’s condition is out of danger.
Search operation continues in Mana, 4 workers still missing
On the second day of the search operation in Mana, 23 laborers have been brought to Joshimath, out of which 20 were injured and 03 have died. In this way, 04 have died out of 50 rescue workers so far. At the same time, the seriously injured have been sent to 01 laborers to AIIMS Rishikesh for treatment. The rest of the injured are undergoing treatment at Military Hospital. District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said that in this rescue campaign, the injured have been brought to Joshimath with the help of 07 and 01 private hally of the army. Among the missing workers, Harmesh Chand is from Himachal Pradesh, Ashok Uttar Pradesh, Anil Kumar and Arvind from Uttarakhand. The District Magistrate said that late night doctors have confirmed the death of four laborers, including Jitendra Singh and Mohindra Pal of Himachal, Manjit Yadav of Uttar Pradesh and Alok Yadav of Uttarakhand.
Brigade GSO 1 Lieutenant Colonel Devendra at Joshimath Army Hospital said, ’54 people were reported to be buried in the avalanche in Mana. Rescue work has been going on for the last 52 hours. So far 51 people have been evacuated. 4 people have died, 46 are safe, out of which we have referred 1 to AIIMS Rishikesh yesterday. The rest is being treated at Army Hospital. The condition of 3 people is critical but their health has improved a lot.
(Tagstotranslate) Mana avalanche
