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Helicopter crashes in flood-hit Uttarakhand, 3 dead

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Published : Aug 21, 2019, 12:21 PM IST

Updated : Aug 21, 2019, 4:10 PM IST

Helicopter crashes in Uttarkashi

14:57 August 21

Uttarakhand CM announces Rs 15 lakh compensation

Uttarakhand CM announces Rs 15 lakh compensation

Uttarakhand CM, Trivendra Singh Rawat announces a compensation of Rs 15 lakh for the next of kin of the persons who have lost their lives in the helicopter crash in Uttarkashi District.

13:24 August 21

All the three on board ill-fated helicopter dead

All the three on board ill-fated helicopter dead

All the three on board ill-fated helicopter dead.

The helicopter crashed near Moldi while returning after distributing relief material among the affected people.

13:05 August 21

Relief helicopter with 3 on board crashes in rain-hit Uttarkashi

Ashok Kumar Law and DG Uttarakhand

A helicopter engaged in relief and rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand crashed on Wednesday, an official said.

Three persons were on board the helicopter and their fate was not immediately known.

The helicopter crashed near Moldi while returning after distributing relief material among the affected people.
         
"According to preliminary information the crash did not occur at a high altitude and those on board should be safe," said Ashok Kumar Law and DG Uttarakhand.

Only members of the crew were onboard the aircraft when it crashed, he said.

Torrential rains in Mori area of the district on Sunday left 16 persons dead and around half a dozen missing.

12:23 August 21

Helicopter crashes in Uttarkashi

Food, water sent by Air Force helicopters to flood-hit Uttarakhand

A helicopter carrying relief material to flood-affected areas has crashed in Uttarkashi.

The helicopter was going from Mori to Moldi, in Uttarkashi district. Three people were on-board the helicopter.

More details awaited.

11:56 August 21

20 people reported missing in Sanel village

20 people missing in Sanel village

At least 20 people were reported missing in Sanel village of Mori block in Uttarkashi district, following an incident of cloudburst there.

As many as 15 bodies have been recovered so far. The search operation is still underway.

11:30 August 21

All the three on board ill-fated helicopter dead in Uttarakhand crash

Food, watersent by Air Force helicopters to flood-hit Uttarakhand
Food, watersent by Air Force helicopters to flood-hit Uttarakhand

Uttarkashi: About six quintals of relief material have been dispatched by the Air Force helicopters to flood-hit Mori Tehsil of Uttarkashi district.

Food, water and other relief materials are being sent on two helicopters to flood-affected Arakot in Uttarkashi district, from Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun.

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