Uttarakhand: Machines to dig out hundreds of buried bodies
Uttarakhand: Machines to dig out hundreds of buried bodies
Dehradun, July 16: A month has passed since Uttarakhand was swamped by the rain-flood tragedy, and hundreds of bodies and animal carcasses still lie buried under several feet of silt and rubble in the Kedarnath
To prevent the putrefying bodies from causing infection and spreading disease, the authorities have scattered tonnes of bleaching power in the flood-hit areas and also sprayed disinfectants, including from helicopters.