U'Khand Avalanche Toll Rises To 8, Rescue Act Over

The bodies of the last four trapped labourers were pulled out from the site of the avalanche-hit Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Chamoli on Sunday, taking the death toll to eight as authorities ended the nearly 60-hour rescue operation.

- NARENDRA SETHI @Dehradun

Army doctors said 46 workers who were rescued on Saturday have been brought to the military hospital in Jyotirmath. Two of them have been referred to AIIMS, Rishikesh. Three of the workers are in critical condition.

The body of the last missing worker has also been retrieved, said Army PRO Lt Col Manish Shrivastava.