As the excavation for the dead bodies continues day and night in the Thekkady boat tragedy in Kerala, the current news states that the total died has touched 42. The boat carried 76 passengers, consisting mostly of tourists from Delhi, Bangalore, Tamil Nadu and foreigners. It was turned upside down in the Periyar wildlife sanctuary in Thekkady at around 5.15pm. From Thursday, the site has been occupied by a 24 member team of the Indian Navy looking out for more dead bodies.
According to the sources, the total number of dead or those alive has not been ascertained yet as it has been said that many of the foreign tourists swam for their safety. The Chief Minister of Kerala, V.S Achuthanandan said, “We have decided to hold a judiciary inquiry by a sitting judge of the Kerala High Court. We have also decided to sanction an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
Embalming of the dead bodies found till now are being one at Thiruvalla after which the body will be sent to homes.
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