J&K flashfloods: Landslide near Vaishno Devi shrine kills 30 — Top developments | India News

NEW DELHI: At least 30 folks misplaced their lives after heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir.Heavy rain and flashfloods additionally wreaked havoc in Kashmir Valley inflicting extreme harm to infrastructure. This comes days after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst struck Kishtwar district’s Chisoti, the final motorable village en path to the Machail Mata temple, on August 14, killing 65 folks, largely pilgrims, and leaving greater than 100 injured.Hear are the prime growthVaishno Devi yatra suspendedAccording to Reasi SSP Paramvir Singh, 30 folks have misplaced their lives after heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra.The landslide struck near Indraprastha Bhojanalaya at Ardhkuwari en path to Vaishno Devi cave shrine in Reasi round 3pm on Tuesday, officers mentioned.Authorities halted pilgrim motion till climate clears.Railways cancel 22 trainsThe Northern Railways cancelled the following day’s 22 trains halting at or departing from Jammu and Katra railway stations, and short-terminated 27 trains within the division.“Twenty-seven trains have been short-terminated on Tuesday. This has been done in view of the prevailing weather conditions in the region,” Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Northern Railway, Jammu Division, mentioned.Of the 22 cancelled, 9 trains are from Katra, the bottom camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, and one from Jammu, officers mentioned.The remaining trains had been scheduled to reach at Katra, Jammu and Udhampur stations.Train companies have additionally been suspended from Pathankot to Kandrori in Himachal Pradesh resulting from heavy soil erosion and flash floods on the Chakki River on Tuesday.CM Omar Abdullah speaks to house minister ShahJammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah spoke to Union house minister Amit Shah and briefed him on the prevailing state of affairs within the state, significantly within the Jammu area, the place heavy and steady rains have induced plenty of harm and disruption to on a regular basis life.Omar mentioned he’s intently monitoring the state of affairs and is in fixed contact with groups on the bottom. He additionally knowledgeable that he would journey to Jammu on the primary accessible flight.In a publish on social media platform X, Abdullah mentioned, “Just spoke to the Union home minister on the phone to brief him about the situation in J&K, especially Jammu province, where heavy & continuous rains have caused a lot of damage and disruption to normal life. Efforts are being made to restore phone/data connectivity as soon as possible. The closure of Jammu airport stopped me & my colleagues from reaching Jammu this evening. I hope to be able to get there on the first flight tomorrow. In the meantime, I’m closely monitoring the situation & in touch with the teams on the ground in the division.”(*30*)