US EditionKishtwar Tragedy: 56 Bodies Recovered, Search Operation for Missing Intensifies - The Statesman
Rescue and relief efforts are underway after the cloudburst caused 60 deaths and over 100 injuries during a religious yatra, with government officials coordinating support.
- On Aug 14, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi assured all possible help after speaking with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
- The cloudburst struck Chositi, last motorable village enroute to the Machail Mata temple, causing flash floods in Kishtwar district, officials say.
- Assessments reveal that a community kitchen hosting nearly 200 pilgrims was swept away by the floodwaters, with at least 46 killed and over 100 injured in the Machail Mata Yatra route flash floods.
- Authorities continue searching across the Kishtwar site as rescue and relief operations are underway, with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah planning to visit early Saturday.
- In response to the disaster, the Machail Mata Yatra has been suspended until further notice, authorities fear the death toll may rise, and the Jammu and Kashmir administration will investigate potential lapses given prior weather warnings.
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Dozens of people remain missing, and rescue efforts are hampered by poor weather conditions.
J&K cloudburst: Death toll rises to 60, search for survivors continues on Day 2
Kishtwar: Braving intermittent rains, rescuers intensified their search for survivors in a cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, even as Chief minister Omar Abdullah put the death toll in the tragic incident at 60, with an unspecified number of people still trapped. The chief minister also said it needs to be ascertained if there was any lapse on the part of the administration as “we already knew about the we…
After the cloudburst in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir on August 14, nature wreaked such havoc that the entire area turned into a disaster. So far, 65 people have been confirmed dead in this disaster, more than 100 people are reported to be injured and many people are reported to be missing. The administration and relief agencies are working day and night to rescue people trapped in the debris.
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