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Leh: Large scale search and rescue operations are underway in Leh, with 400 people still missing. Among them are some 31 jawans from an Indo-Tibetan border police camp. At least 115 people have already been killed.

Hundreds of injured people are in hospitals. There are fears that the number of dead could climb, as efforts continue to pull out people trapped under the debris.

The Army is carrying out rescue operations on a war footing, with many people still stranded in isolated areas. The priority right now is to find the 400-odd people declared missing.

The flash floods, caused by a cloudburst have transformed the picturesque landscape of Leh into a virtual disaster zone with buildings, houses and schools completely destroyed.

A three-member Central team comprising Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Prithviraj Chavan is also visiting the area.

Leh disaster: What’s being done

Five Air Force planes, three AN-32, and two IL-76 aircrafts carrying relief material, medicines and a medical team have reached Leh.

1200 Armymen are working round the clock to remove the rubble and are searching for people trapped under the rubble.

Four rehabilitation centres have been set up. Over 1000 people are being fed and sheltered at these centres.
Control rooms have been set up to monitor the flow of information.

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00870 7636 13623

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