"No One Missing": 6 Days After Amarnath Flash Floods, Jammu And Kashmir Lt Governor Clarifies
NDTV
Helplines got 200 calls about missing people after flash floods near Amarnath cave shrine; all tracked down in 3-4 days, says Manoj Sinha
Six days after flash floods near the Amarnath cave killed 15 people, the Jammu and Kashmir administration formally declared that no one is missing now, so rescue operations have been called off.
"There was a major news that many people are missing," said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, "Actually, helplines of the board and the administration received around 200 calls about missing people. Within three-four days, all those people were tracked down."
Of the 55 injured, 53 have been discharged; two are still admitted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar.
"Bodies of 14 victims were handed over to their families in various states. One family decided to hold the cremation here in Kashmir only," Mr Sinha told reporters.
