Addressing the media, Chief Secretary Dulloo said, "...61 people have lost their lives in the incident. Security forces and various agencies have launched a collective search and rescue operation. CISF, J&K Police, CRPF, BRO, Indian Army, and NHPC were present at the spot immediately aft
Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Sharma confirmed that five people have lost their lives, while seven others sustained injuries and are being airlifted to the military hospital in Pathankot.
A sudden flash flood hit a remote camping site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of northern China, resulting in the deaths of eight people and leaving four others missing, according to local authorities, Global Times reported, citing Xinhua.
Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra termed the recent cloudburst and flash flood in Kishtwar as a "very tragic incident," raising concerns over lapses in preventive measures and rescue operations.
The Indian Army and disaster response forces are rescuing the pilgrims stranded at the Machail Mata Temple on Sunday after the cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, which left at least 55 people dead.
At least seven people have died in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Kathua district, while rescue and relief operations are underway in Kathua and Kishtwar, officials said on Sunday.
"I had come here on Rakshabandhan to drop my wife off at her parents' home. I went back to Punjab on the morning of 12 August, around 7 am. Around 10.30 am the same day, she went for 'darshan' to 'Machail Mata Mandir'. Then on 13 August, I got a call from my wife's brother-in-law. He told me
General Officer Commanding (GOC) Counter Insurgency Force - Delta, Major General A. P. S. Bal, said all the security forces are trying their best to rescue as many people as possible from the area affected by the cloudburst.
The team is intensifying its field operations, which come under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, using the latest equipment to monitor fire sites, ensure control, and prevent their recurrence, despite the challenges posed by high temper
"There has been a huge loss of life and damage in Kishtwar. A search and rescue operation is being carried out here. A large number of people are still missing. PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are personally monitoring the situation. J&K CM Omar