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Four Weeks After Odisha Train Accident, Victims' Kin Continue Desperate Search For Loved Ones

The aftermath of the devastating triple-train accident in Balasore, Odisha, has left families of the victims trapped in a state of unending anguish. Nearly four weeks have passed since the incident, which claimed 300 lives, making it the deadliest rail disaster the country has witnessed in three decades. However, the grieving families are still awaiting the return of their loved ones' bodies

The horrific triple-train accident at Balasore in Odisha continues to haunt the kin of the victims who have been바카라 웹사이트waiting for the bodies of their loved ones, almost four weeks after the deadly accident that claimed nearly 300 lives.

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Odisha train accident -- endless wait for families of victims

Four weeks after the accident, families of victims are camping near local hospitals to claim their loved ones' bodies.

Basanti Devi from Bari-Ballia village in Bihar라이브 바카라 Begusarai district has been camping in a guest house located at an isolated area near AIIMS since the last 10 days for her husband's body.바카라 웹사이트

Her husband was the sole breadwinner of the family. He has left behind five kids and his wife who worry about how they will survive.

“I’m here for my husband Yogendra Paswan, a contract labourer. He was killed in the accident at Bahanaga Bazar while returning home in the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express,” she said as tears rolled down her cheeks.

With no information about when her wait for her husband's body will end, she said,바카라 웹사이트“While some officials say it will take 5 more days, others say it might take more time. There is just no clarity by the administration."

Similarly,바카라 웹사이트Narayan Rishidev from Purnia, has been바카라 웹사이트waiting to claim the body of his grandson Suraj Kumar since June 4. After completing his matriculation,바카라 웹사이트Suraj was travelling to Chennai바카라 웹사이트in search of a job, in the ill-fated Coromandel Express.

“The authorities have already taken my DNA sample, but the report is yet to come,” he added.바카라 웹사이트

Shivkant Roy from West Bengal라이브 바카라 Cooch Behar district said his son Vipul was returning home from Tirupati for his marriage in June-end.

To add to his dismay, his son's body had already been cremated by the time he could reach the body.바카라 웹사이트“My son라이브 바카라 body was kept at KIMS Hospital but I kept looking for him in a Balasore hospital. I was later informed that KIMS Hospital handed over the body to someone from Bihar, who took it with him and cremated it,” Shivkant Roy said.

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As many as 35 people바카라 웹사이트have been바카라 웹사이트camping at the guest house, to identify the bodies of their near and dear ones, while 15 others have left for home due to delay in arrival of DNA reports. 바카라 웹사이트

A railway official told PTI that they were appealing to claimants to provide their DNA samples.바카라 웹사이트“We are just a bridge between AIIMS and the state government,” the railway official said.바카라 웹사이트A total of 84 families have given DNA samples so far.

The bodies of 81 victims lay preserved in three containers at Bhubaneswar AIIMS and their identities바카라 웹사이트are yet to be ascertained.바카라 웹사이트

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