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ITBP rescue 100 persons; retrieve 30 dead bodies in Leh | Indo-Tibetan Border Police rescued 100 persons and retrieved more than 30 dead bodies from the debris on Saturday, the second day of rescue operation being carried out in Leh. The relief and rescue operation is being carried
out at a height of 11,500 feet by about 1,000 ITBP personnel. ITBP has opened
three relief camps for victims in which over 350 homeless have been accommodated.
Over 200 injured persons have so far been provided medical aid. The ITBP jawans
have vacated their own accomodation for the affected homeless villagers. ITBP
has established free food stalls and more than 1000 victims have been provided
food from these stalls. Besides, free flood and medicines are being provided to
the affected population. Kumbha Hall, one of its big auditoriums, has been converted
into Disaster wards. One hundred injured were admitted in ITBP hospitals. ITBP
along with GREF is connecting the breaches in the Leh highway. The search and
relief work started at 0600 hrs on Saturday. It faced difficulties because rain
has loosened the debris. The search and rescue work involves digging mud, debris,
removing heavy parts of collapsed buildings, furniture, broken glasses and metallic
parts etc. It poses hazards to rescuers also. Undeterred by all these difficulties
and challenges, ITBP jawans are doing uninterrupted search, rescue and relief
work from last 36 hours. Around midnight a cloud burst occured in catchment area
of Sabu nala and at about 0100 hrs the fast flowing muddy water, debris and slush
hit Choglumsar village, ITBP campus and nearby downhill areas. ITBP launched an
extensive search and rescue work at 0100 hrs on August 6 only. All the battalions
of ITBP under command of Sector DIG (Leh) of ITBP pressed their integrated Search
and Resuce team in the relief work. These teams are equipped with specialized
equipments used for search and rescue work in high Himalayas. The disastrous flow
of mud, debris and slush has totally washed away about an area of 500 metres long
and 300 metres wide at Choglumsar Village. The rescue work is still going on,
as it is very difficult and time consuming to retrieve bodies from the heavy mixture
of mud, water, stones, part of damaged structure and household things. Cranes
and JCB cannot be applied to retrieve bodies because they may cut and destroy
bodies in the process of digging. Directortate General of ITBP has directed its
all units to provide all type of help to local administration and affected population. |
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