Manoj Bhandari of Uttarkashi, who was injured during Mana avalanche, still trembles today, telling the story of that day. When he came to get the shelter, he got stuck in the snow walls on both sides. In front of him, a companion died and he had to calm the hunger and thirst by eating ice.
Manoj, a resident of Junga village in Uttarkashi, faced death three times on the day of the avalanche accident. Bhandari said that there were 9 containers for laborers to live in Mana, out of which five people were present in containers.
The avalanche came so fast that he did not know that he crossed a road with a container and fell down. If there was a slight distance, then it would have merged directly into the river. After that, the situation became normal and some people left for Badrinath through the loaders. So there he and 13 people went ahead with him.
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Avalanche in Chamoli – Photo: Dialogue News Agency
He said that there was an army guest house about 300 meters away, which was closed. Those people broke his lock and entered inside for security.
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Chamoli avalanche – Photo: Dialogue News Agency
He was also half unconscious. The companions who were less injured came out to contact other people. So there was a heavy avalanche in the donors on both sides of the guest house. Due to which everyone was stuck there overnight.
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Avalanche in Chamoli – Photo: Dialogue News Agency
Meanwhile, a companion resident of Himachal died due to lack of treatment, seeing that we all got nervous, then spent the whole night by encouraging each other.
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Chamoli avalanche – Photo: Dialogue News Agency
