Omar Abdullah says possibilities of survivors slim in Kishtwar tragedy as dying toll could cross 100

Srinagar: J&Ok CM Omar Abdullah on Tuesday mentioned it was nearly unattainable to seek out any survivors amongst these reported lacking in Kishtwar. Efforts are on to seek out the our bodies of the lacking individuals to be handed over to their relations for the final rites. With the potential of survivors dim, the dying toll is more likely to cross 100.

Officers have knowledgeable that 64 individuals had been killed within the cloudburst and landslides that hit Chisoti village of Kishtwar on August 14. A number of individuals proceed to stay lacking even because the rescue and rehabilitation operations proceed for the sixth day.

“A crew of specialists will do a survey to seek out the weak areas as such excessive climate occasions preserve taking place,” Abdullah mentioned.
Divisional Commissioner of Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, mentioned that as per out there data together with cellphone calls, 137 individuals had been lacking, out of which 62 individuals had been injured and rescued alive. “36 of them had been discovered useless and 39 are lacking, as per the most recent figures. That is as per the small print we obtained on helplines and different official numbers,” Kumar informed ET.