11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site

Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw’s deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said. He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
“The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep,” Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
“One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow,” he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Meanwhile, the bodies of six labourers from Assam, killed in the road accident in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, were handed over to their families on Saturday.
Ambulances carrying the mortal remains of the deceased reached Gelapukhuri Tea Estate area, from where they hailed.