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Uttarakhand avalanche: Survivors recall horror as BRO camp buried, 5 still missing

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02.03.2025

New Delhi: Survivors of the Uttarakhand avalanche have shared harrowing experiences of how a massive snowslide engulfed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp, leaving them stranded for hours until rescue teams arrived. The disaster claimed four lives, all construction workers, while five others remain missing. Among the 55 workers trapped under the snow was Gopal Joshi, who had been operating an accelerator machine at the BRO camp near Mana village in Chamoli district. He and his colleagues were employed by Vijay Infra Construction Company.

Currently receiving treatment at the Army’s Jyotirmath hospital along with 22 others, Joshi recounted the terrifying moment when the avalanche struck. He recalled hearing a loud thunderous........

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