The Amarnath Yatra, which started on June 30, has been postponed following the tragedy and a decision will be taken to resume it once the rescue operation is completed, a senior official said.
Cloudburst near the holy cave of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir (Amarnath Cloudburst) At least 15,000 devotees stranded due to flash floods have been shifted to lower base camp Panjtarni. ITBPA spokesman for the party said in a statement on Saturday. The spokesperson said that ITBP has also increased the number of teams engaged in the route from the bottom of the holy cave to Panjtar. In the meantime it is being stated that Amarnath After the cave, the weather has once again turned bad which is making it difficult for the Indian Army to carry out rescue operations.
At least 16 people were killed and tents and community kitchens were flooded in flash floods near the Amarnath Yatra cave temple in south Kashmir on Friday evening. A senior administration official said the Amarnath yatra, which started on June 30, has been postponed following the tragedy and a decision will be taken to resume it once the rescue operation is completed. Most of the passengers trapped near the holy cave area due to the floods yesterday evening have been shifted to Panjtarni. The evacuation lasted until 3:38 p.m.
So far 15000 people have been evacuated
A spokesman for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said there were no passengers on the road. So far, about 15,000 people have been evacuated. A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman said paramilitary doctors and medical personnel treated nine patients seriously injured in the floods. They have been moved to a lower-altitude Nilgrath base camp.
Floodwaters infiltrated the base camp
According to officials, the cloud burst at around 5:30 pm on Friday amid heavy rains and a dense stream of water and silt started flowing towards the valley from the mountain slopes. According to officials, water entered the base camp outside the temple, damaging 25 tents and three community kitchens where food is served to pilgrims.
An air rescue operation was launched this morning and 6 pilgrims were rescued, an official said on Saturday. Patients are being taken to the Nilagar helipad where military medical teams are treating them and forwarding them. On Friday, an official said about 40 people were missing while five had been rescued.