India: Thousands dead due to floods in Uttarakhand, 70,000 missing

[Spring Onion]

Who are these low life posters who bring religion into everything? So much BS about some fake supreme being that was born out of a clever scripture who shows mercy to the ones that follow him, and punishes those who don't - how insecure of him/her. You should be ashamed of yourselves for even letting your thoughts wander in that direction. I seriously pity anyone who's grown up in a society where religion reigns supreme, and humanity and kindness are thrown out the back door/come second. It is disgusting, to say the least.

Our Army Jawans and other forces are doing a stellar job. More power to them.

Somebody also talked about shiva and river relation.

anyway concept of God is one everywhere. God tells you to follow right and reject wrong so logically anyone will be with you if you are right only wrong ones will follow the wrong.

anyway this discussion is NOT suitable for this thread.


on Topic

RIP. Its always sad and heart breaking to see such devastation and loss of life due to natural disasters.

Keeping in my mind these in Subcontinent, i always feel we need a strong infrastructure to avoid loss of life.

 

[manlion]

Ok sir...next time please tell your army, air force and navy not to train with us and also please ask your air force to vacate the training base which we have leased to them....

India should just stick to training search and rescue missions,

 

[Bombaywalla]

Somebody also talked about shiva and river relation.
anyway concept of God is one everywhere. God tells you to follow right and reject wrong so logically anyone will be with you if you are right only wrong ones will follow the wrong.

He started it first, no wait, she did. Some God says this, the other god says that. Pffff Save it for someone who's stupid enough to care.

anyway this discussion is NOT suitable for this thread.

So, it's finally sunk in eh? Well better late than never.

 

[JSCh]

That is a tragic number. RIP

 

[baajey]

where is the thread to make the contribution to PMO ????

 

[SRP]

where is the thread to make the contribution to PMO ????

Look at the Indian section. There is a thread already running.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/259439-indians-please-donate-12.html#post4433515

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

RIP to all those who have died.

70,000 are stranded not missing.

 

[kaykay]

Guys Everyone has been rescued from Kedarnath. Now Army and ITBP is rescuing people who are stranded in the way between Kedarnath and Gaurikund. They are supplying food packets and rescuing people from other places too.

 

[kaykay]

IAF MI-26 deployed on Gauchar airbase for evacuations, also C-130Js will start operating from Dharasu airbase soon....many roads are temperorily reopened for rescue works.....Army lauches the biggest rescue operation of the recent time....about 45 helicopters and 10 aircrafts deployed including Mi-26 and C-130J SH.

 

[kaykay]

IAF cranks up rate: In 3 hours this morning, it launched 65 sorties to rescue 550 stranded civilians & airlifting 15-tons of supplies.

 

[Bombaywalla]

It is clear that this thread is being managed by a bunch of biased and petty individuals. Whoever you are, you need to grow some you-know-what, and let both parties' posts be seen instead of cherry picking and deleting what you don't like. Lame.

 

[cloud_9]

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE AIR FORCE

· 102 sorties were undertaken and 1289 passengers were evacuated

· 20000 kgs load was dropped.

· Four ALH and two MI-17 IV operating in Gaurikund area.

· 17 Mi-17-IV/V5 and 11 ALH are operating in Jolly Grant, Shimla, Pithoragarh and Sarsawa

· One MI-17 IV is heli-lifting ATF barrels from Jolly Grant to Gauchar helipad.

· Fuel positioned at Shimla and Rampur

· ALH ex Pithoragarh has operated one sortie ex Bhageshwar and two sorties ex Pithoragarh.

· 111 Helicopter Unit (HU) rescued 20 villagers in the foothills with their winch equipped ALH.

· One Cheetah from Hindan is tasked for undertaking a recce to check the feasibility of C-130 landing at Gauchar and Dharasu ALGs.

· Indian Air Force has requested State Government Authorities to give priority to old and sick people in airlifting to safe areas.

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE ARMY

· The Army has deployed 8100 troops which includes medical teams, engineer task force and Signal Detachment.

· 02 JCBs, 19 Boats and 09 Helicopters have been already pressed into service.

· Approximately 10,500 persons have been rescued so far by Road and Army Helicopters.

· One Ropeway at Govindghat, one foot bridge at Village Dharali, Harsil and Improvised crossing being constructed at damaged bridge location at Govindghat.

· Ten Specialised Mountaineering Teams for Kedarnath-Soumang area have been deployed.

· Appropriate orders for use of Army Helipads by civil helicopters have been issued on 19.06.2013.

· The Army has established Relief Camps at Harsil, Joshimath, Rudraprayag and Gauchar Advanced Landing Ground (ALG).

· Medical Camps have been established at Harsil, Rudraprayag, Joshimath, Govindghat, Gothi, Dharchula and Gwaldam.

· Fifty Helicopters Sorties have been carried out so far.

· One Helipad constructed at Lambaghat civil school at Govindghat.

 

[Tshering22]

I am from a mountainous Himalayan state and I can imagine what has gone through the lives of people from Uttarakhand. Just some time back my state suffered a natural calamity.

Hats off to the armed forces for carrying out the rescue efforts so dedicatedly.

These are the real heroes rest are all just talk..

Jai Hind!

 

[Not Sure]

I was overwhelmed by this picture.

It's gone.

 

[SRP]

Met office predicts another cloudburst on Monday in Uttarakhand

It is a race against time to evacuate thousands of stranded pilgrims within three days as the weatherman predicts return of heavy rainfall.