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Lucknow, Feb 09: At least 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing in the glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district that triggered an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations on Sunday, officials said.
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Of the 70 people, 34 are from Lakhimpur Kheri district alone.
”As of now, 70 people from Uttar Pradesh are feared missing, including 34 from Lakhimpur Kheri, nine from Saharanpur and five from Shravasti,” Relief Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh Sanjay Goyal told PTI on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent a team of three ministers to Uttarakhand for better coordination with the state…
