Hyderabadis coping with blast tragedy

Over a hundred hours after the twin blasts that rocked Hyderabad, more than three dozen grieving families are still finding it difficult to believe the loss of their loved ones.

Hyderabad, Aug 28 : Over a hundred hours after the twin blasts that rocked Hyderabad, more than three dozen grieving families are still finding it difficult to believe the loss of their loved ones.

"On 25th at 6'O clock in the evening, Vaishnavi and her friend Priyanka along with Pratyusha went out for a tiny treat and to do shopping at Koti...and Pratyusha never returned," said Ravi, uncle of Pratyusha.

Young Pratusha was an engineering student, whose plan for a pleasant evening with friends and classmates turned an ill-fated one.

"It is so sad," said Ravi, who also narrated the difficult for his family members to accept the tragedy.

Priyanka, who escaped the blast at a popular food joint, Gokul Chat Bhandar, at Koti narrated the delay by the police to reach the blast site.

"I cried for help. It was utter chaos. No police came forth. Ultimately, somehow managing despite the fear, an ambulance was spotted and just could make it," she said.

The list of the dead released by the two hospitals, where victims were taken, represents the cosmopolitan nature of Hyderabad and the diversity of Indian populace, since all the victims were not only from Andhra Pradesh but also hailed from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Orissa.

The list had names of Hindus, Muslims and also Christians.

Pune, in Maharashtra, was also enveloped in grief after seven students of a college died at the Lumbini Park amusement centre blast.

Forty-five students from 'Amritwahini' college in Ahmednagar district, had left for Hyderabad on August 23 and was scheduled leave the city on the night of Saturday after watching the laser show at the amusement centre, but seven among them fell victims of the blast and other ten suffered injuries.

Forty-four people have died in the twin blasts and over 60 people have been injured.

ANI