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Flood In Amarnath: There has been flood again due to heavy rains near the Amarnath Cave. Due to rain in the mountains around the cave, the reservoirs and nearby springs were flooded at around 3 pm today. An immediate alert was issued. So far more than 4,000 pilgrims have been evacuated from the safe zone. The situation is under control.
Earlier on July 8, there was a cloudburst near the cave of Amarnath. Fifteen people were killed in that incident and more than 40 went missing. The cloudburst was reported on July 8 at around 5.30 pm. In which many tents built near the cave were destroyed.
Just Now: Heavy rains in the high mountains around holy #AmarnathCave triggered floods in water body and surrounding springs around 3 PM today. Immediate alert sounded and more than 4,000 pilgrims taken out safely till now. Situation is under control.#AmarnathYatra pic.twitter.com/uoQ08xQB78
— Neeraj Rajput (@neeraj_rajput) July 26, 2022
The yatra was postponed after the cloudburst
The rescue operation was immediately launched by the disaster management agencies of the security forces. Army helicopters were pressed into service to take the injured to the hospital. The journey was also postponed then. After which the yatra was started again on 16 July.
So far 2.30 lakh pilgrims have visited Baba Barfani
The 43-day-long annual Amarnath Yatra began on June 30 on two major routes (the 48-km-long traditional Nunwan-Pahalgam route in south Kashmir and the 14-km-long Baltal route in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal). According to officials, more than 2.30 lakh pilgrims have visited Baba Barfani in the holy cave so far this year.
A total of 36 pilgrims died during the yatra.
Amarnath Yatra will end on August 11 on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. According to officials, this time a total of 36 pilgrims have died during the Amarnath Yatra. At the same time, 15 other pilgrims had to lose their lives in the flash floods after the Amarnath Cloudburst near the holy cave on July 8.
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