Eighteen days after flashfloods and landslides struck Uttarakhand, authorities on Thursday cremated 30 bodies in Gaurikund. Mass cremation in the base camp started on Wednesday and by Thursday evening seven more were consigned to flames, said DIG Amit Sinha.
“Most of the bodies are trapped under debris and safe extrication is a herculean task. We have deployed a seven-member team which is exploring new ways to find out if more bodies are buried under the debris. It may take more days to complete it,” Sinha said and added that in cremation grounds at Kedarnath, Haridwar and Gaurikund, 94 bodies have been properly cremated so far. “We couldn’t extricate several bodies buried in the debris in Kedarnath due to rain. Some bodies that were exposed to the elements were completely decomposed,” he said.
Officials said they will hire experts to extricate bodies from Rambada which was completely destroyed. Two bodies are still in the mortuary, while 102 others were unidentified.
Friday 5 July 2013
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