ANIA cloudburst incident occurred near the holy shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas at around 5.30 pm claiming at least 10 lives on Friday, reported ANI.
"One NDRF team is always deployed near the holy cave, it immediately engaged in the rescue work. One more team has been deployed & another is on its way. 10 casualties reported so far; 3 rescued alive," ANI quoted NDRF DG Atul Karwal as saying.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the rescue operations are being carried by Police, NDRF & SFs.
"Some langars and tents have come under cloud burst/flash floods at Holy Cave, two deaths reported. Rescue operation by Police, NDRF & SFs in progress. Injured being airlifted for treatment. Situation under control," he added.
A senior ITBP official told ANI that water came from above and sides of the cave after it rained heavily at the upper reaches. The rain has stopped for now.
A team of Central Armes Police Force and the Indian Army acted swiftly and carried out the evacuation operation, which is currently underway.
The official has informed that the flow of water in the Nallah turned normal after the rain stopped.
( With inputs from agencies)
"One NDRF team is always deployed near the holy cave, it immediately engaged in the rescue work. One more team has been deployed & another is on its way. 10 casualties reported so far; 3 rescued alive," ANI quoted NDRF DG Atul Karwal as saying.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the rescue operations are being carried by Police, NDRF & SFs.
"Some langars and tents have come under cloud burst/flash floods at Holy Cave, two deaths reported. Rescue operation by Police, NDRF & SFs in progress. Injured being airlifted for treatment. Situation under control," he added.
A senior ITBP official told ANI that water came from above and sides of the cave after it rained heavily at the upper reaches. The rain has stopped for now.
A team of Central Armes Police Force and the Indian Army acted swiftly and carried out the evacuation operation, which is currently underway.
The official has informed that the flow of water in the Nallah turned normal after the rain stopped.
#WATCH | J&K: Visuals from lower reaches of Amarnath cave where a cloud burst was reported at around 5.30 pm. Rescu… https://t.co/GMh0WCVf5Q
— ANI (@ANI) 1657287331000( With inputs from agencies)
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