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Uttarakhand: Mass cremation in Kedarnath continues, rescue from Badrinath halted

Guptkashi, June 27:  Amid fears of epidemic outbreak, the mass cremation process in Kedarnath, worst-hit in the Uttarakhand flash floods, was expedited, even as air operations to evacuate stranded people from Badrinath was today halted

India TV News Desk Updated on: June 27, 2013 16:00 IST


"We are now quickly cremating the bodies which have been recovered. But given the scale and nature of the tragedy, there is a likelihood that many bodies could still be lying in open spots, where rescue personnel have not been able to find or reach them," Ravikanth Raman, nodal officer of rescue operations in Guptkashi, said.


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