At least 10 people, including the seven Vaishno Devi pilgrims, were killed as tireless torrential rains, destroying the Jammu region, triggering landslides, flooding of floods and widespread chaos and damage.
All rivers flowing above the danger mark, fierce water flattened everything on their way, and boulders, trees and rocks dropped the slopes throughout the region, resulting in the bridge collapsed and uprooted mobile towers and electric poles.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the serious flood situation in Jammu region. Officials said traffic on Jammu-Srinagar, Jammu-Mathkot, Kishtwar-Doda National Highways was suspended and dozens of mountain roads were blocked or damaged by landslides or flash floods, officials said.
18 trains were canceled from Katra, Udhampur and Jammu railway stations, while calls and mobile internet outage were reported to all service providers in J&K as optical fibers were damaged due to disaster.
All government and private schools in Jammu Division were closed by 27 August. The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education also suspended all the examinations for classes 10 and 11 to be held on Wednesday.
Floods and landslides are common during the June-September monsoon season, but experts say that climate change, combined with poorly planned development, is increasing their frequency, severity and impact.
Above the Trikuta hill, there was a picture of the wandering route for Mata Vaishno Devi Tirtha. Officials said at least six people were killed when the mountains really gave way around 3 pm and 14 people were injured. The toll can go up. Officials said many people were feared to be trapped, the officials said that the rescuers scrambled to take out those buried under the rubble near Indkhawari in Adkhwari, the officials said. The landslide hit a security shed on about half the path with a 12-km trek from Katra Town to Hilltop Shine. Officials have suspended the journey as a precautionary measure.
Kiran, an injured pilgrim from the bed of a hospital in Katra, said, “When I started shouting, I was coming down from the hill after performing Darshan. I saw that I fell down. I ran for security but got injured.” Many relatives gathered in the hospital and Vaishno Devi Base Camp in Katra were looking for the news of their loved ones. Some of the injured have been transferred to Narayan Hospital in Katra, about 15 km from Jammu.
Prof. Defense Jammu said that three relief columns of the army were rapid rescue and relief operations and around Katra and in relief operations.
He said in a post on X, “Efforts are on to save life, help the needy and take citizens to safe areas. Civil agencies are being closely coordinated.”
In the butter Doda district due to rain, three of the 4 people were killed in rain -related incidents. Doda Deputy Commissioner Hartinder Singh said that a 13 -year -old girl from Amritpura village died when the landslide collided with her house. Thanla, a woman from Bhadirwah, Rahila Banu, died due to the collapse of the house amidst heavy rains, while Aman Noor Mohammad of Pora, Tehsil Kahara, and Rubena Begum of Dhankhar Sammy started flowing into the water, “he said that at least 18 houses had declined at least 18 houses in the district.
CM Omar called the situation “quite serious”. Abdullah posted on his X handle, “J&K, especially in Jammu province, spoke to @AmitShah Ji on the phone to brief them about the situation in Jammu province, where heavy and continuous rains have caused great damage and disruption to normal life.”
Omar also chaired an emergency meeting and ordered the district administrators to stay on high alert. Abdullah ordered the administration to provide essential items such as food, water and medicine to the affected families on time and prioritize relief to weak groups.
Amid heavy rains on Tuesday, a fourth bridge over the Tawi river connected to the warehouse along with Bhagat Nagar was damaged. Some passengers, who were in their cars, had a narrow migration.
The traffic movement on the Jammu-Mathkot National Highway has also been suspended for damage to a major bridge over the weather season and Sahar Khad, which is near Kalibri in Katua district.
Officials said reports of damage to public and private infrastructure were also received, including the high -altitude areas of the installment, Rasi, Rajouri, Ramban and Poonch districts, will be revealed only after assessing the ground situation by adding actual photographs.
Delus has forced almost all the water bodies in the region to overflow over the danger mark, surrounding low-oriented areas and major roads.
The Modhopur barrage on the Ravi River in Kathua crossed the mark of one lakh cusecs, resulting in a heavy flood in the Katua district.
Major rivers such as Tarana, Ujha, Tawi and Chenab have also uprooted their danger mark, forcing police and civil officials to make public appeals repeatedly to transfer people to safe areas.
According to the Meteorological Department, Kathua district received 155.6 mm of rain during the last 24 hours at 8.30 am, followed by 99.8 mm, Jammu (81.5 mm) and Katra (68.8 mm) in Doda.
The administration issued advice that people were asked to stay away from water bodies and landslide areas. (With agency input)
