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J&K Vaishno Devi Landslide News: Tragedy struck near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir as a landslide activated by heavy rains declared a minimum of 30 lives. Rescue operations are underway after the event near Adhkwari, resulting in the suspension of the trip.
A minimum of 30 individuals have actually passed away after heavy rains set off a landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. SSP Reasi Paramvir Singh validated the death toll to ANI.
The landslide struck around 3 pm on Tuesday near the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari, approximately midway along the 12-km trek to the shrine. Rescue groups hurried to the website, and operations are still continuous.
On Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) published on X (previously Twitter) that prevalent thunderstorm activity continues throughout the area. Serious convection, with heavy rain, thunderstorms, and possible hail, is impacting locations consisting of Jammu, RS Pura, Samba, Akhnoor, Nagrota, Kot Bhalwal, Bishnah, Vijaypur, Purmandal, and parts of Kathua and Udhampur. Moderate rains has actually been reported in Reasi, Ramban, Doda, Billawar, Katra, Ramnagar, Hiranagar, Gool, Banihal, and the surrounding locations.
Authorities stated the trip was suspended not long after the occurrence. The Himkoti path had actually currently been closed in the early morning due to rains, and the old track was likewise shut later on for security factors.
The Jammu administration has actually limited night motion of individuals since of increasing flood hazards. Constant rains has actually triggered extreme damage in lots of locations, swelling rivers and streams and resulting in flash floods in parts of the area. The Meteorological Department has actually provided an advisory.
In Kathua, a bridge over the Sahar Khad river was harmed after the water level increased precariously, interrupting traffic on the crucial Jammu-Pathankot Highway. Regional authorities are keeping track of the scenario carefully.
The Jammu area has actually been seeing extreme monsoon showers for days, triggering landslides, floods, and significant interruptions to every day life, specifically in sloping and low-lying locations.
Previously this month, heavy rains had actually currently brought disasters to the area. On 17 August, 7 individuals passed away and 11 others were hurt after a cloudburst in Kathua district. On 14 August, another cloudburst throughout the Machail Mata Yatra in Kishtwar eliminated a minimum of 55 individuals.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated on 19 August that the Kishtwar catastrophe was brought on by a cloudburst, not by the bursting of glacial lakes, and cautioned that discovering survivors might be difficult.
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