28 more bodies found at Vaishno Devi landslip web site, 11 from UP among 38 dead in J&K rain torment | Srinagar News

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Casualties in the second monsoon catastrophe of J&K’s pilgrimage season after the Aug 14 Kishtwar cloudburst mounted Wednesday as search groups found 28 more bodies underneath the particles at a landslip web site alongside the trek to the Vaishno Devi shrine, taking the mixed loss of life toll in Tuesday’s landslides and flash floods in Reasi and Doda to 38.Most of the casualties at Ardhkuwari in Reasi, the place initially six individuals had been reported dead, have been pilgrims from UP, Rajasthan, Delhi and Punjab, officers stated. At least 20 others have been injured in that landslide. Doda reported 4 deaths.Lt Governor Manoj Sinha introduced ex gratia of Rs 9 lakh every to the households of the landslide victims. UP CM Yogi Adityanath, too, sanctioned Rs 4 lakh every to the kin of the 11 individuals from his state killed in the Reasi landslide.CM Omar Abdullah demanded to know why district officers did not cease pilgrims from continuing on the Vaishno Devi route in inclement climate. ” Very sorry to hear about the deaths of the pilgrims on the Mata Vaishno Devi track…Why were they not moved to a safe place? This has to be discussed later,” he stated.LG Sinha briefed PM Narendra Modi and residential minister Amit Shah on the flood state of affairs and the Union territory’s preparedness for evacuation and reduction operations. “I met devotees injured in the landslide (in Katra) …Urged doctors to ensure best possible treatment. My gratitude to emergency responders, SMVDSB employees & citizens whose exemplary interventions saved many lives,” he wrote on X.The Met workplace stated Jammu obtained 380mm of rainfall in the previous 24 hours, the best over that period because the climate observatory there was established in 1910. The earlier file was 270mm on Sept 25, 1988. “To put this in perspective, Jammu’s monthly average for Aug is 403.1mm,” an official stated.The Union territory administration issued a flood alert after the Jhelum breached the hazard mark of twenty-two toes close to Sangam. The Srinagar-Jammu freeway was shut due to landslides at a number of locations, as have been the Kishtwar-Doda-Sinthan-Anantnag highway (NH-244) and Mughal Road.“More than 5,000 people were evacuated to safety from low-lying, flooded areas of Jammu. Army, NDRF and SDRF are working in coordination with the divisional commissioner’s office to ensure there is adequate supply of relief materials and all possible assistance is being given to those affected,” an official assertion stated.Telecom companies throughout J&Okay have been disrupted, prompting CM Omar to direct BSNL and personal service suppliers to revive their web and cell phone networks at the earliest. “Still struggling with almost non-existent communication…Haven’t felt this disconnected since the terrible days of 2014 & 2019,” Omar stated on X.On Aug 14, at least 65 pilgrims on the Machail Mata path died at a campsite in Chasoti village of Kishtwar after a cloudburst triggered flash flooding. Based on official knowledge, 32 individuals reported lacking because the tragedy are nonetheless to be traced. Three days later, seven individuals – 5 of them kids – died in a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Kathua.