Police on Tuesday said that with recovery of three bodies from the debris of collapsed houses in ram Mushibagh area of capital Srinagar, the death toll in recent floods in Kashmir has soared to 83.
Srinagar is the worst-hit district in the Valley with 45 deaths. Dozens of missing reports have been filed in police stations. The relatives of the missing people have lost contact with them after flood hit the city on September 7 breaking down almost all modes of communication.
A police spokesman confirmed that 83 bodies have been recovered from various places of Kashmir Valley. “The total death toll in recent floods is 83 as on September 23 at 7 pm,” the spokesman said.
Baramulla, Sopore and Handwara police districts in north Kashmir have not reported any fatal casualty. The worst-hit police district is south of Srinagar where 25 bodies have been recovered so far.
Sources said that more deaths are suspected in Jawahir Nagar and Bemina areas where most houses are filled with flood water even on the sixteenth day.House collapse incidents are taking place regularly.
In five police districts of Srinagar city, 45 bodies have been recovered.
Police said that 9, 8 and 6 bodies were recovered from Kulgam, Anantnag and Budgam districts respectively while two each bodies were recovered from Ganderbal, Shopian and Kupwara districts. Three persons died in Bandipora district of north Kashmir.