On Tuesday, eight relatives from four families travelled from Kolkata to Kathmandu to search for 32 tourists from Bengal who went missing last Wednesday while travelling with Chalo Jaai Travel Club
They hope to accompany rescue teams as close as possible to the affected area and search for 32 tourists from Bengal who went missing last Wednesday while travelling with Chalo Jaai Travel Club.
Dibyojyoti Basu, proprietor of the travel agency, said the relatives would try to reach points nearest to the disaster zone and visit hospitals and other possible locations where the missing tourists may have been taken. However, family members said the tone of discussions in the group has changed. Where and when can we submit them?” said Sunanda Howladar, daughter of missing tourist Ranajit Howladar of Behala Parnasree. The driver immediately turned the bus around,” Sanyal said. “Had we travelled a little further, we could have been trapped in traffic with no way to turn back,” she said. We were saved, but so many are dead or still missing,” he said.
Two representatives of Chalo Jaai Travel Club are accompanying the families. He added that if DNA profiling becomes necessary, the presence of immediate family members would help. The state govt has also created a WhatsApp group comprising relatives of the missing tourists and senior officials after a video conference with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari last week. What began as an exchange of rescue updates has increasingly turned into conversations about DNA testing and what happens if the missing are never found. “I don’t think there is hope of finding anyone alive now. We want to know what happens if they are not found. We are also discussing DNA samples. “We had started in clear weather. Suddenly, we saw what looked like smoke in the distance, followed by a huge surge of water. Tapan Biswas of Rajarhat also survived after his group stopped for a break. “Within minutes, we heard screams. Children were running towards us and climbing the hills for safety.
She believes a brief halt before the incident saved them. On Tuesday, eight relatives from four families travelled from Kolkata to Kathmandu and are now staying near the Nepal-Tibet immigration centre.