The government has requested European Union to dispatch a pack of sniffer dogs to assist in the discovery of remains of those buried alive in landslides triggered by cyclone Ditwah, an official said yesterday.
The government authorities still carry out search operations in view of people who went missing after the disasters .Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on November 28 , unleashing unprecedented volumes of rainfall- at times as high as 500 mm. More than 600 people died and scores of others, mainly from the districts in the central hills, went missing due to landslides and floods.
An official of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) told Daily Mirror that search operations are in progress to find the remains of those who are presumed dead after the landslides.
He said a request was made to the European Union authorities asking for canines .There are specially- trained canines which use their strong sense of smell to find human remains after disasters.
The official said it is challenging to find the bodies trapped deep.
Asked about the exact number of people reported as missing, he said that the respective district secretaries are required to submit them .
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