AHMEDABAD: A man from Dingucha village in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district on Sunday said he and kin were worried over reports of a family of four freezing to death while attempting to cross the US-Canada border as he was unable to establish contact with his family members who recently left for Canada.
The family was anxious over reports of a family of four, including a baby, believed to be Gujaratis, dying from exposure to extreme cold weather along the US-Canada border in what authorities of those countries believe was a failed crossing attempt during a freezing blizzard.
Gandhinagar Collector Kuldeep Arya said he has learnt about a family from Dingucha village going to Canada on a valid visa, but has not received any information regarding the deceased, or if they belonging to this village.
There has been no official communication from either the ministry of external affairs or Union home ministry over this either, Arya added.
A cousin of one Jagdish Patel, who recently left for Canada along with his wife and two children, said the family in Gujarat’s Kalol taluka is worried as they remain out of contact at present. “We are extremely worried after coming across news reports of four members of a family dying while attempting to cross the US-Canada border. My cousin recently left for Canada…,” Jaswant Patel told reporters.