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The nasty avalanche near the Mana village adjoining Badrinath shrine has claimed lives of eight labourers working with BRO – Border Road Organisation.

In all 46 were rescued by Army and ITBP.

It may be recalled that on 28th of February an avalanche had struck a BRO site in the Chamoli, Uttarakhand that trapped BRO personnel.

In a social media twitter post in X, the Army said  – “Search and rescue operations at the Mana Avalanche site concluded today with 46 workers being rescued successfully, who are currently being given necessary medical treatment. However, despite relentless efforts, day and night, through inclement conditions by the search and rescue parties, 8 lives could not be saved.”

Earlier in the day the body of the eighth worker missing from the avalanche site  was recovered by the Army.