Rescuers have found 70 bodies and 29 body parts since the February 7 glacial disaster in Chamoli, the police said on Wednesday. Missing reports of 205 people have been registered at the Joshimath police station, it said in a media bulletin.

“So far, 70 bodies and 29 human body parts have been recovered from different places in the avalanche-hit areas, out of which 40 bodies and one human body part have been identified,” the police said. DNA samples of bodies and 28 body parts have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory, Dehradun for matching, it said.