Three more bodies, including those of two men and a woman, were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district on Saturday amid devastating floods in Nepal.
On Friday night, police said the body of another woman was recovered from Barrage Pier Number 3 near Sukrauli. Barwa Patti station house officer Upendra Kumar said six police personnel have been deployed along the approximately 10-km Amwa embankment to monitor the Narayani river and keep a watch for bodies and other material being carried downstream.
Khadda SHO Sandeep Kumar Singh said officials reached the spot and initiated efforts to establish the identity of the deceased. “The administration is fully alert,” Kumar said.
Officials are maintaining contact with Nepalese authorities to ascertain whether the deceased are among those reported missing following the floods. Authorities suspect that strong flood currents from Nepal swept some bodies into Indian territory.
