7 bodies swept into Gandak river in UP’s Maharajganj, Kushinagar amid Nepal floods

Devastating floods in Nepal (Image Credit: PTI)

LUCKNOW: At least seven unidentified bodies have recovered from Gandak (Narayani) river in Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts of Uttar Pradesh till Friday morning, after devastating floods in Nepal triggered a sharp rise in the river’s water flow.Officials said efforts were on to identify the deceased.Bodies of three women and a man were found in Telphal area of Maharajganj district.Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel, who were conducting surveillance and rescue operations along the river, reached the spot in a motorboat and retrieved the bodies.Meanwhile, three bodies were found near Siswagopal village near Chhitauni embankment of Gandak river in Kushinagar. Villagers spotted the bodies of two women and a man in the river on Thursday night and informed the police.Sub-divisional magistrate Sarvesh Kumar Gaur, Khadda circle officer, the station house officer of the area and SDRF personnel retrieved the bodies and shifted them to the mortuary.