LEH, Aug 9 (PTI) - As rescue and relief efforts continued on war-footing for the fourth day today in cloudburst-hit Leh region, the death toll climbed to 147 while nearly 500 people, including two French nationals, remained untraceable.
147 bodies have been extricated from the rubble out of which 121 have been identified so far. Three foreigners including two French nationals are still missing while one injured Spanish national has been evacuated by IAF, official sources said. They said nearly 500 people are still missing.
Sniffer dogs, which arrived here by a transport aircraft of Indian Air Force have been pressed into service to look for survivors as relief efforts by security forces gained momentum who were taking the help of heavy-duty bulldozers, JCBs and other machines to clear the rubble.
LEH, Aug 9 (PTI) - As rescue and relief efforts continued on war-footing for the fourth day today in cloudburst-hit Leh region, the death toll climbed to 147 while nearly 500 people, including two French nationals, remained untraceable.
147 bodies have been extricated from the rubble out of which 121 have been identified so far. Three foreigners including two French nationals are still missing while one injured Spanish national has been evacuated by IAF, official sources said. They said nearly 500 people are still missing.
Sniffer dogs, which arrived here by a transport aircraft of Indian Air Force have been pressed into service to look for survivors as relief efforts by security forces gained momentum who were taking the help of heavy-duty bulldozers, JCBs and other machines to clear the rubble.
