Uttarakhand floods: 10 days on, Nepalis still missing
HARIDWAR, JUN 27 -
Ten days after flashfloods ripped through major pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand state of India, there are no signs of many Nepalis who are reported missing there.
Relatives of more than two dozen missing persons have started visiting various police stations for final inquiry and to report disappearance.
“We hear that they will not issue death certificates if we do not report the disappearance cases to the police. So we have decided to approach the Dehradun police tomorrow and report our cases,” said Krishna Chalise of Kathmandu.
The trio is out of contact for the last 11 days along with other Nepali pilgrims—Devnarayan Sharma, Hiradevi Chalise, Netra Prasad Poudel, Bishnukala Poudel,
Ramkala Upadhyay and Ishwaradevi Lamsal—whose relatives are also planning to report the missing cases on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand Information Centre has reported that inclement weather has affected rescue work. Thirty-one Nepalis are said to be stranded in Badrinath. Thirteen other Nepalis are said to be stranded in Pandukeshwor and Guptakashi.
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