Fate of 30,000 still unknown in Andamans

Officials said the confirmed death toll in India stood at 6,823. Of them, at least 3,000 were killed in the Andaman archipelago, 1,200 kilometres from mainland India as naval ships headed for Greater Car Nicobar, its smaller neighbour and home to over 45,000 people.

" There are 30,000 people that need to be accounted for. Some may have fled into the interior jungles or been swept to sea," said district official GC Gupta.

"Efforts are underway to find them," he added.