Kashmir Floods

Almost every year due to untimely rainfall, paddy in Jammu and apple in Kashmir suffer huge losses, says top bureaucrat

The heroic story of Zoom, the army dog who kept fighting despite sustaining two gunshot wounds in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, sadly ended on Thursday.

The yatra to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was temporarily suspended on Friday evening following flash floods triggered by heavy rain, officials said.

Heavy overnight rains in the hilly areas of the Surankote belt of Jammu and Kashmir triggered flash floods, prompting authorities to shut down educational institutions.

Three people were washed away in a flash flood amid heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Sunday, officials said.

The Army on Friday rescued 26 persons of several families who were trapped in a flash flood in a river in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Authorities rescued students and teachers trapped in a government school after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods inundating many areas of the Jammu region on Thursday, officials said.

A senior Jammu and Kashmir disaster management official today apologised for posting a video on social media saying that about 4,000 pilgrims were shifted to safety from near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a cloudburst triggered flash floods

Fifteen pilgrims died due to flash floods during the Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this month, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday.

Twenty-one persons, including nine policemen, were rescued from flash floods in Kathua and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

Helplines got 200 calls about missing people after flash floods near Amarnath cave shrine; all tracked down in 3-4 days, says Manoj Sinha

Amarnath pilgrimage resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for three days following flash floods that claimed 15 lives, while the Jammu and Kashmir administration said it would get a clear picture by Tuesday about the damage.

The efforts of the first responders ensured that the number of deaths in the flash floods near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas was "limited", a senior IAF officer said on Monday.

The India Meteorological Department or IMD has said the deaths and destruction near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir were due to a highly localised rain event and not due to a cloudburst.

The flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir swept away scores of people, killing at least 16 and swamping tents and community kitchens on Friday evening.

Almost every year due to untimely rainfall, paddy in Jammu and apple in Kashmir suffer huge losses, says top bureaucrat

The heroic story of Zoom, the army dog who kept fighting despite sustaining two gunshot wounds in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, sadly ended on Thursday.

The yatra to the Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was temporarily suspended on Friday evening following flash floods triggered by heavy rain, officials said.

Heavy overnight rains in the hilly areas of the Surankote belt of Jammu and Kashmir triggered flash floods, prompting authorities to shut down educational institutions.

Three people were washed away in a flash flood amid heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Sunday, officials said.

The Army on Friday rescued 26 persons of several families who were trapped in a flash flood in a river in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Authorities rescued students and teachers trapped in a government school after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods inundating many areas of the Jammu region on Thursday, officials said.

A senior Jammu and Kashmir disaster management official today apologised for posting a video on social media saying that about 4,000 pilgrims were shifted to safety from near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a cloudburst triggered flash floods

Fifteen pilgrims died due to flash floods during the Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this month, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday.

Twenty-one persons, including nine policemen, were rescued from flash floods in Kathua and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

Helplines got 200 calls about missing people after flash floods near Amarnath cave shrine; all tracked down in 3-4 days, says Manoj Sinha

Amarnath pilgrimage resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for three days following flash floods that claimed 15 lives, while the Jammu and Kashmir administration said it would get a clear picture by Tuesday about the damage.

The efforts of the first responders ensured that the number of deaths in the flash floods near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas was "limited", a senior IAF officer said on Monday.

The India Meteorological Department or IMD has said the deaths and destruction near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir were due to a highly localised rain event and not due to a cloudburst.

The flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir swept away scores of people, killing at least 16 and swamping tents and community kitchens on Friday evening.