Uttarakhand begins grim task of mass cremation of the dead, minor landslides delay rescue

As expected, air rescue operations have been stuck in parts of Uttarakhand following bad weather with two minor landslides taking place today between Rudraprayag and Guptakashi road causing immense...

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DisasterAction: new leaflet on Disaster Victim Identification

The charity DisasterAction has just created a new leaflet in their series When Disaster Strikes, called Disaster Victim Identification: Relatives' Experiences. The leaflet is written in DisasterAction's...

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Kawan Mas salvage operation called off, monument for victims

The operation to refloat the Kawan Mas express boat which capsized at Giam Bungan in the Upper Rajang on May 28 has been called off. This was announced yesterday by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri...

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DNA of unidentified Uttarakhand bodies being preserved

The DNA of those who died in calamity-hit Uttarakhand and now cannot be identified is being preserved, with officials saying that many of the bodies have decomposed. Officials of the state government,...

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Google locates team missing in Uttarakhand

The family of Howrah’s Aneek Chatterjee had all but lost hope of finding him after the Uttarakhand tragedy. For five days since the cloudburst last Monday, Chatterjee’s relatives had not been able...

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