BJP leader Shagun Parihar also met the people injured in the cloudburst incident today.
Death toll rises in Cloudburst triggered Flash flood in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar. Latest News
In the deadly cloudburst that struck Chasoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar early Thursday, on August 14, at least 60 have been confirmed dead, according to News 18, which cites the speech of J-K CM Omar Abdullah on Independence Day today. Among the deaths are two CISF Jawans, according to reports.
According to a senior police official, 45 have been confirmed dead while 100 others have been injured.
Additional SP Pardeep Singh told news agency ANI, "J&K Police, SDRF, Fire services, central forces including CISF, CRPF, and the Army are carrying out rescue operations. 45 have been confirmed dead, while over 100 injured have been shifted (for treatment)."
Many are still feared missing. So far, around 10 have been identified. Personnel from the Army's 16 Corps have been moved to aid rescue efforts.
J&K Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary on Friday visited Jammu District Hospital to meet the victims of the Kishtwar Cloudburst.
J&K Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary said, ‘it's not right to quantify that sorrow’.
Speaking to the Media, Choudhary said, “It is better if we do not discuss the number of deaths. Speaking about the injured, 49 are in the ward and 2 are in the ICU... Whether one or 50 have left us, it is a sorrow, and I believe it's not right to quantify that sorrow. I pray to Maa Machail that the people who are missing are safe and come back to their homes..."
Earlier, Choudhary, speaking to ANI, said, "The details are coming out gradually. This is a very big accident caused by a cloudburst… People undertake a pilgrimage to Mata Machail in Kishtwar. As part of this journey, they travel on foot from the base camp, while vehicles remain parked there. A major accident happened at this location, resulting in extensive damage... As far as causality is concerned, I cannot provide the exact figure right now... Almost 98-100 people are injured.”
“The government team is making every effort to evacuate the injured and provide them with assistance..." he added.
BJP leader Shagun Parihar also met the people injured in the cloudburst incident today.
Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force earlier today said that it is ready to undertake relief and rescue operations for victims of the Jammu & Kashmir cloudburst at the first available operational weather window.
“Presently, two Mi-17 helicopters and one Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) are on standby at Jammu and Udhampur. Operations will commence at the first available operational weather window,” the Indian Air Force said in a statement.
The death toll is expected to rise, sadly, as hundreds of devotees from Mata Machail were in the valley when the natural calamity struck.
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