DODA: After three days of continuous rescue operation, Three more bodies were recovered on Sunday from the debris of the collapsed house at Village Diwal Kund in Marmat area of Doda, which was hit by a massive landslide on 3rd of April triggered by incessant rains. With the recovery of Three bodies today all the seven bodies of the family have been retrieved, Police said.
“We put in our best efforts with the help of army but were forced to suspend the rescue operation yesterday evening because of heavy thunderstorms followed by snowfall. Today early morning as the weather cleared we resumed the operation and finally managed to recover three more bodies from the debris of the house that collapsed under a massive landslide in Diwalkund in Dessa belt of Doda district a day before yesterday, ” said SSP Doda Zahid Manhas adding that with the recovery of all seven bodies we have called off the operation.
With the recovery of three more bodies, the total bodies recovered since 3rd April has risen to Seven. Two bodies were recovered yesterday and two a day before. The house belonged to one Jodh Ram had collapsed on 3rd of April after being hit by a massive landslide burying the debris under more than 18 feet of mud and slush. In the absence of road connectivity, hostile weather and being far-off and inaccessible area it took police nearly three days to retrieve the bodies from the debris.