Begin typing your search above and press return to search.
proflie-avatar
Login
exit_to_app
election commmission
access_time 22 Nov 2024 4:02 AM GMT
Champions Trophy tournament
access_time 21 Nov 2024 5:00 AM GMT
The illness in health care
access_time 20 Nov 2024 5:00 AM GMT
The fire in Manipur should be put out
access_time 21 Nov 2024 9:19 AM GMT
America should also be isolated
access_time 18 Nov 2024 11:57 AM GMT
Munambam Waqf issue decoded
access_time 16 Nov 2024 5:18 PM GMT
DEEP READ
Munambam Waqf issue decoded
access_time 16 Nov 2024 5:18 PM GMT
Ukraine
access_time 16 Aug 2023 5:46 AM GMT
Foreign espionage in the UK
access_time 22 Oct 2024 8:38 AM GMT
exit_to_app
Homechevron_rightIndiachevron_rightAmarnath yatra...

Amarnath yatra suspended after cloudburst and bad weather

text_fields
bookmark_border
Amarnath yatra suspended after cloudburst and bad weather
cancel

After the cloudburst and flash flood killed at least 16 people, the Amarnath Yatra has been suspended due to bad weather. Officials said no fresh batch will be allowed to proceed from Jammu to the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine.

The flash food that took place on Friday afternoon, caused panic and around 40 people are still missing.

The 43-day pilgrimage starts from twin base camp Nunwan-Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag and Baltal in central Kashmir's Ganderbal. It was scheduled to end on August 11 on Raksha Bandhan.

After a two-year hiatus owing to the pandemic, the pilgrimage resumed on June 30 this year. Since June 29, a total of 69,535 pilgrims have left in 10 batches from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Valley.

Over one lakh pilgrims have offered prayers at the cave shrine, housing the naturally formed ice 'shivling', officials told PTI.

The videos of the flash flood after the cloudburst showed water rushing toward the tents. The flood washed away the area in moments. Three community kitchens were also lost. NDRF, SDRF, ITBP, Indian Army, CRPF, and J&K Police are on the rescue mission with the Anantnag district administration. The casualties are likely to increase.

This is the biggest weather-related disaster hitting the pilgrimage since 1996. Back then, over 200 pilgrims lost their lives.

Show Full Article
TAGS:cloudburstAmarnath Yatra
Next Story