Search teams have so far found 58 bodies of those killed in the Chamoli flash floods in Uttarakhand. The identities of 30 bodies have been established so far.
On Tuesday, three bodies were found in the Tapovan hydel project tunnel, and another one was recovered from Maithana. The search teams have also recovered 22 body parts from different places so far.
According to the Chamoli Police, DNA samples of unidentified bodies and 56 family members of the missing persons had been stored for matching.
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The Joshimath police station has so far registered 179 missing persons reports. The operation of removing slush from the Tapovan tunnel is under way and about 140 metres have been cleared.
All rescue operarions in Joshimath, Raini and Tapovan areas will continue, be it search, rescue or relief operation, said Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar.
"I've said that digging out of bodies from under debris should get completed in 3-4 days. But, the operations will go on until the last person is located," he added.
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