The news of two missing families from Manasa tehsil of Neemuch district from flood-hit Kashmir has left the town in mourning. Both the families were in Srinagar when the disaster tool place.
Manasa residents Shailendra Darak, wife Mangla Darak and son Pratham and Shailesh Sodani and his wife went to Srinagar for vacation about a week ago.
Shailendra Darak’s father Rajeev Darak while talking to The Pioneer said, “Shailendra contacted to us by phone five days back and informed that all five of them were staying in a Hotel known as Dam Dam, nearby the famous Dal lake. And informed that they are trapped in the hotel as it is logged in water and its two storeys are drowned under water.”
Darak senior further said that since then he has got no call from them and has not been able to get connected due to bad telephone signals.
Balram Sodani father of Shailesh narrated almost a similar story and said that it was about five days back when we had contacted with them through the mobile, since then there is now news of them.
Both the families are also planning to approach the State Government for helping them to locate their wards. As of now they are waiting for the weather to get clear and are hopeful to get any news of their wards.
The news has spread like fire and the people have started visiting houses of both the families and are praying for their welfare.