LG holds high level meet to review situation Avtar Bhat JAMMU, July 9: The death toll in the yesterday’s flash flood triggered by heavy rain near Shri Amarnath Ji cave shrine rose to 16 today as the search operations continued without a break amid fears that many are still trapped under the debris. Officials said 15,000 stranded pilgrims were shifted to the lower base camp of Panchtarni and 28 injured people were rushed to hospitals after the flash flood and […]
Uniindia: Srinagar, July 9 (UNI) Indian Army on Saturday said it is relentlessly carrying out rescue operations for injured Amarnath Yatris in the cloud burst that triggered flash floods near the Cave and left 15 Yatris dead and 63 injured.
In one of the major peacetime rescue operations, the Indian Army has deployed men and machinery including latest equipment to rescue the Amarnath pilgrims who were injured in the flash flood triggered by heavy rain, an Army official said here on Saturday.