Mangalore, May 23: 12 bodies charred beyond recognition kept at the Wenlock hospital are yet to be identified.
Emotions are running high as grieved relatives arrived from nearby areas and adjoining Kasaragod and Kannur districts of Kerala, were in tears unable to identify their dear ones.
“How do we identify from that heap. There are only a few bodies and nothing but the teeth can be seen. There is one body without any limbs, so there is no way of identifying even from there because bangles and watches were the only signs with which some are being able to identify the remains of their relatives,” said an anxious relative, whose had three relatives travelling in the fateful plane.
The stench of burnt bodies and the horrific sight of bodies were too difficult to cope with.
Speaking to the media persons in front of the mortuary of the Wenlock Hospital, DV Sadananda Gowda, MP, said that already 110 bodies have been identified by the relatives so far.
Meanwhile a team of the experts from Hyderabad has already arrived in the city to conduct DNA test.
Gowda assured that authorities will not allow the further deterioration of the already charred bodies during the DNA test.
Meanwhile, several political leaders including E Ahmed, Ramachandra Gowda, the Minister for Medical Education, Krishna J Palemar, District In charge Minister visited the morgue only to come out with frightened faces after witnessing the severity of the tragedy.
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