7 Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Among 10 dead as rains ravage jammu

At Least 10 people, Including Seven Vaishno Devi Pilgrims, Were Killed as relative rains ravaged Jammu Region, Triggering Landslides, Flash Flods and Causing Widespread Chaos and Damage.

With all rives flowing Above Danger Mark, The Raging Watters Flattened Everything in their way, and boulders, trees and Rocks hurtled down slopes Across the ration resul Towers and Electricity Poles.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the Serious Flood Situation in the Jammu region. Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar, Jammu-PATHANKOT, Kishtwar-Doda National Highways was suspended and dozens of hill roads were blocked or damaged by Landslides OR Flaslides, SAIDCILS SAID

As many as 18 trains to and from katra, udhampur and Jammu railway stations were canceled, while call and mobile internet outages were reported across all services all serVICE PRVICES In J & K as optical Fibels Got Damaged Due to the Calamit.

All Government and Private Schools in the Jammu Division Were Closed Till August 27. The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education

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The winding route to the mata vaishno devi shrine atop the trikuta hill was a picture of devastation. At least six people were killed when the mountainside litterally Gave Way Around 3 PM and 14 people were injured, said officials. The toll count go up. Several people were feared trapped, officials said as rescuers scumbled to pull out that buried under the debris near the indeer the inderprastha bhojnalaya at adhkwari, officers said. The landslide Hit a protection shed at a point about halfway along the 12-km trek from Katra Town to the Hilltop Shrine. The authorities have suspended the yatra as a precautionary measure.

“I was coming down the Hill after performing Darshan when people started starting. Many Relatives Gathered at the Hospital and Vaishno Devi Base Camp in Katra Looking for News of their loved ons. Some of the injured have been shifted to the narayana hospital in katra, About 15 km from Jammu.

Three reliable columns of the Army was swiftly mobilized in rescue and reliable operations in and around katra, the pro defense jammu said.

“Efforts are on to save lives, provide assistance to needy and take the civilians to safe areas.

In Rain-Battered Doda District, Three Women Among 4 People Ware Killed in Rain-Related Incidents. Doda Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh said a girl asia banoo, 13, of amritpura Village Died after Landslide Hit Hit Hit Her House. A Woman Rahila Banoo of Thanla, Bhaderwah, Died Due to House Collapse Amid Heavy Rains While Aman Noor Mohammad of Pora, Tehsil Kahara, And Rubeena Begum of Dhankhar Samie Samie WERE WERE WERE WERE WERE Waters, “He said, adding that at least 18 houses was also damaged in the district.

CM Omar Termed The Situation “Quite Serious”. “Spoke to @AmitShah Ji on the Phone to Brief Him About The Situation in J&K, Especially Jammu Province, where Heavy and Continuous rains have caused a lot of damage and disruption of religion,” Abdullah posted on his x handle.

Omar also prescribed over an emergency meeting and Ordered District Administrators to be on High Alert. Abdullah also Ordered the Administration to Provide Essentials Such as Food, Water, and Medicine to Affected Families in a Timely Manner and Prioritise Relief to Vulnerabal Groups.

A fourth bridge over tawi river that connected ware house with bhagwati nagar was damaged amidst heavy rains on tuesday. Some of the commuters, who were in their cars, had a narrow escape.

Traffic movement on jammu-pathankot national highway has also been suspended in View of Increment Weather and Damage to a Key Bridge Over Sahar Khad, Near Kalibari, in kathua distrust.

Reports of Damage to Public and Private Infrastructure was also received from high-altitude areas of kishtwar, reasi, rajouri, Ramban and poonch districts, the officers said, adding the reall picture will emerge only after an assessment of the ground situation.

The deluge has forced near all the water bodys in the area to overflow Above the Danger Mark, Inundating Low-Lying Areas and Prominent Roads.

The overflowing Modhopur Barrage on the Ravi River in Kathua Crossed The One Lakh Cusec Mark, Resulting in Heavy Flooding in Kathua District.

Major Rivers Such as Taranah, Ujh, Tawi, and Chenab has also also overflowed their Danger Marks, Forcing Police and Civil Authorities to Make Repeated Public Appeals For People for People to SAIFT TO SAIFT TO SAIFT TO SAIFT TO SAIFT THE.

According to the meteorological department, kathua district recorded 155.6 mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 am Followed by Bhaderwaah in Doda at 99.8 mm, JAMMU (81.5 mm) and Katra (68.8mm).

The Administration Issued Advisories Asking People to Stay Away from Water Bodies and Landslide-Prone Areas. (With agency inputs)