Cloudburst

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla Bhupinder Kumar on Sunday visited the families of those affected due to a cloudburst at Kafarnar Bahak, in the upper region of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The rescue operation to locate 20 people missing after a cloudburst in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar resumed Friday after remaining suspended for hours together owing to inclement weather, officials said.

As many as 175 tourists are stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti following a cloudburst and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, a senior disaster management official said on Thursday.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that all efforts will be made to rehabilitate those affected due to the Kishtwar cloudburst.

Rescue operations are being carried out today to trace 20 people missing after a cloudburst hit Honzar village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Authorities have deployed more teams into action.

Nineteen missing persons are feared dead after they were struck by a cloudburst on Wednesday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

With Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh being hit by cloudbursts, experts on Wednesday said predicting this disaster is difficult as it is mostly a localised event and occurs in the hilly areas.

Flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh killed at least 17 people, damaged several houses and a mini hydro-power plant while many north Indian states received widespread rainfall on Wednesday.

Amarnath shrine cave is absolutely safe and there was a cloudburst in higher reaches of the shrine.

A massive volume of water rushed down from the mountains near the holy cave of Amarnath after a cloudburst today, officials have said. They have asked people at public areas at the base of the holy cave to move to higher ground for safety.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Central government is closely monitoring the situation following the cloudbursts in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and Kargil.

Seven people have died and at least 20 are reported missing after a cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early this morning, officials said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday met the families of the people who died following a cloudburst in Mando village of Uttarkashi district.

At least three people have died and four others are reported missing after a cloudburst in Uttarakhand. The incident took place in Uttarkashi district, according to officials.

In a difficult midnight operation, rescue teams saved a man trapped between two nullahs (drains) following a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, which triggered a flash flood.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla Bhupinder Kumar on Sunday visited the families of those affected due to a cloudburst at Kafarnar Bahak, in the upper region of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The rescue operation to locate 20 people missing after a cloudburst in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar resumed Friday after remaining suspended for hours together owing to inclement weather, officials said.

As many as 175 tourists are stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti following a cloudburst and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, a senior disaster management official said on Thursday.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that all efforts will be made to rehabilitate those affected due to the Kishtwar cloudburst.

Rescue operations are being carried out today to trace 20 people missing after a cloudburst hit Honzar village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Authorities have deployed more teams into action.

Nineteen missing persons are feared dead after they were struck by a cloudburst on Wednesday in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

With Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh being hit by cloudbursts, experts on Wednesday said predicting this disaster is difficult as it is mostly a localised event and occurs in the hilly areas.

Flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh killed at least 17 people, damaged several houses and a mini hydro-power plant while many north Indian states received widespread rainfall on Wednesday.

Amarnath shrine cave is absolutely safe and there was a cloudburst in higher reaches of the shrine.

A massive volume of water rushed down from the mountains near the holy cave of Amarnath after a cloudburst today, officials have said. They have asked people at public areas at the base of the holy cave to move to higher ground for safety.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Central government is closely monitoring the situation following the cloudbursts in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and Kargil.

Seven people have died and at least 20 are reported missing after a cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early this morning, officials said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday met the families of the people who died following a cloudburst in Mando village of Uttarkashi district.

At least three people have died and four others are reported missing after a cloudburst in Uttarakhand. The incident took place in Uttarkashi district, according to officials.

In a difficult midnight operation, rescue teams saved a man trapped between two nullahs (drains) following a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, which triggered a flash flood.