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Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Images of rescue efforts from Chamoli district show calamity's intensity 

As the Indian Army, SDRF and other teams continue their efforts to rescue the trapped people in Chamoli, here are some spine-chilling images from ground-zero.
Border Road Organization BRO personnel carry out rescue and restoration work at Raini village in Chamoli. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Border Road Organization BRO personnel carry out rescue and restoration work at Raini village in Chamoli. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
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The kin of around 40 missing workers engaged in a heated argument with the authorities of the project for two hours, alleging a lack of urgency in the rescue work. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The kin of around 40 missing workers engaged in a heated argument with the authorities of the project for two hours, alleging a lack of urgency in the rescue work. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The death toll in the disaster was 32 as on Tuesday with six more bodies being recovered during the day. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The death toll in the disaster was 32 as on Tuesday with six more bodies being recovered during the day. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Chamoli Rescue operations continue at Tapovan Tunnel following Sunday's glacier burst. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Chamoli Rescue operations continue at Tapovan Tunnel following Sunday's glacier burst. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Around 25-35 people, who were at work inside the tunnel at the time the glacier disaster struck in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Sunday. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Around 25-35 people, who were at work inside the tunnel at the time the glacier disaster struck in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Sunday. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Rescue operations continue inside the Tapovan Tunnel. (Photo | PTI)
Rescue operations continue inside the Tapovan Tunnel. (Photo | PTI)
ITBP and other agencies cut the loose ends of pipes and wires inside the Tapovan Tunnel. (Photo | PTI)
ITBP and other agencies cut the loose ends of pipes and wires inside the Tapovan Tunnel. (Photo | PTI)
Volunteers prepare food for rescuers and affected people at Raini village. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Volunteers prepare food for rescuers and affected people at Raini village. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Drilling through the debris has become more difficult with the silt inside the tunnel drying up and getting harder. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Drilling through the debris has become more difficult with the silt inside the tunnel drying up and getting harder. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The calamity washed away hydroelectric stations, leaving at least 10 people dead and 143 others missing. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The calamity washed away hydroelectric stations, leaving at least 10 people dead and 143 others missing. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The sudden flood in the middle of the day in the Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers -- all intricately linked tributaries of the Ganga -- triggered widespread panic and large-scale devastation in the high mountain areas. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
The sudden flood in the middle of the day in the Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers -- all intricately linked tributaries of the Ganga -- triggered widespread panic and large-scale devastation in the high mountain areas. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Two power projects - NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project - were extensively damaged. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Two power projects - NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project - were extensively damaged. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Scores of labourers trapped in tunnels as the waters came rushing in. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Scores of labourers trapped in tunnels as the waters came rushing in. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said 153 people were missing from the two hydel projects at Raini and Tapovan out of which 10 bodies have been recovered while 143 are still missing. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said 153 people were missing from the two hydel projects at Raini and Tapovan out of which 10 bodies have been recovered while 143 are still missing. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Engineering wing of the Indian Army cleared the mouth of the tunnel to rescue workers caught inside. (Photo | Twitter @VineetTNIE)
Engineering wing of the Indian Army cleared the mouth of the tunnel to rescue workers caught inside. (Photo | Twitter @VineetTNIE)
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday informed that rescue operations following the flash flood may continue for 48 hours.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday informed that rescue operations following the flash flood may continue for 48 hours.
Earthmovers and other equipment were at work whole night. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Earthmovers and other equipment were at work whole night. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam, also known as Rishi Ganga Project was completely washed off following a glacier burst in the Chamoli. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam, also known as Rishi Ganga Project was completely washed off following a glacier burst in the Chamoli. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)
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