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| Italy cruise tragedy: A month later Indian still missing; family says he'll come back
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| INDIA
, 16-February-2012
5:30:47 AM |
| Three days back, in a local church on the small island of Giglio in Italy, congregated a crowd of people for a prayer service. Exactly a month ago, they had seen the Italian luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia hit a reef and capsize some distance from their land. They were gathered in the church to offer prayers for those who lost their lives or loved ones in the epic disaster. Among them was Kevin Rebello, brother of Russel -- the only Indian who went missing when the boat keeled over on the night of January 13.
Speaking to Mid-Day from Gigilo, Mr Kevin said, "It is exactly a month since the disaster and we are still confident that Russel would return. It is official that 17 people died in the mishap and 15 crewmembers and passengers are still missing."
Search operations to trace Russel, a resident of Naigaon in Mumbai employed on the Concordia, continue till date.
Through the last month, Kevin has made Gigilo, an area close to where the ship remains partially submerged, his temporary home. He is waiting, praying for a miracle, in fact, optimistic that the news he is hoping for would soon bring cheer to his aggrieved family.
Strips of 2,000 hopes
"To mark the first month, the islanders organized a small prayer meet for those who died, those who went missing, and for the rescue operators involved in the search mission. After the service, the locals made
offerings of flowers in the ocean," Kevin said. "Even I prayed, and dropped a few strips in the ocean,
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