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Flash floods triggered by a cloudburst near the base camp of the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the federal territory of Kashmir on Friday killed 16 ...

This year over 65,000 pilgrims have already performed the perilous trek by foot or on pony in the Himalayas to the cave shrine situated around 3,900 metres above the sea level. Condolences to the bereaved families. The annual pilgrimage, also known as the Amarnath yatra (journey) began on 30 June and was to last 43 days.

The Indian Meteorological Department on Friday brushed off cloudburst as a reason behind the flash floods near the Amarnath cave shrine that claimed more ...

More than 40 people have been injured in the tragedy. It read: “Partly cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain for all along the route from both Pahalgam side and Baltal side.” A cloudburst usually involves a rainfall greater than 100 mm or more.

Amarnath Yatra LIVE Updates: At least 16 people have been killed while 15000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir ...

"NDRF, CRPF, BSF and local administration are engaged in the rescue work. Amarnath flash floods may be due highly localised rain event, not cloudburst, says IMD: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday 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 cloudburst that occurred around 5.30 pm on Friday dumped copious rain and thick streams of sludge rolled down the mountain slopes into the valley. Our focus is to rescue the pilgrims and take them to safe places. Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh had a miraculous escape from the flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, which left 13 dead. Condolences to the bereaved families. Rescue ops near Amarnath cave shrine continue overnight: Six pilgrims were evacuated by Army's helicopters on Saturday as rescue operations continued through the night near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst swept away scores of people, killing at least 13, officials said. "Opened (a) control room in Nabanna (033- 22143526), activated our Delhi RC (resident commissioner) office, connected J&K government for rescue of pilgrims from Bengal," she said.The chief minister added that all help would be extended to the affected families. The Opposition's joint candidate for the presidential election Yashwant Sinha on Saturday expressed anguish over the lives lost due to a cloudburst near the Amarnath cave shrine and urged the government to place facts about the incident before the country. The cloudburst that occurred around 5.30 pm on Friday dumped copious rain and thick streams of sludge rolled down the mountain slopes into the valley. The government should place facts about the tragedy before the nation and not hide anything," Sinha said. The pilgrimage that began on June 30 has been suspended following the tragedy and a decision on its resumption will be taken after rescue operations get over, a senior administration official had said.

A fresh batch of pilgrims has left from the Jammu base camp for Baltal and Pahalgam base camps in Kashmir. After a cloudburst struck the area near the holy ...

"We are heading towards the Pahalgam camp and are hoping that the yatra will resume. However, the pilgrims who left from Jammu said they were hoping the yatra would resume. Two through-the-wall radars, 2 search and rescue dogs have been moved to the holy cave for rescue operation via helicopters from Sharifabad. It is difficult to predict the exact time to complete the rescue operation. Most of the pilgrims who were stranded near holy cave have been shifted to Panjtarni, the ITBP said. Indian Army, and State forces are working in coordination.

KOLKATA, India — Flash floods triggered by a cloudburst killed at least 16 people during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to a Himalayan mountain cave in India's ...

The pilgrimage has been fraught with risks in the past as well. In 2019, the government halted the pilgrimage midway and asked people to turn back days before it revoked Kashmir’s semiautonomous status. Rapid urbanization and erosion of natural wetlands has made the region particularly vulnerable to a changing climate. Cloudbursts are not unknown in the region, but the growing frequency of extreme weather events has alarmed researchers and activists. We could hear people crying for help,” Lone, the photographer, said. Some 80,000 people had completed the pilgrimage this year.

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Flash floods in Amarnath may have been a result of a short, intense rainfall, and not necessary a cloudburst.

“It is expected that because of this situation a high amount of clouds may get condensed at a very rapid rate and result in a cloudburst,” wrote the team. Last year, a cloudburst occurred in the Amarnath region around the same time. It found that during a cloudburst, the relative humidity and cloud cover was at the maximum level with low temperature and slow winds. However, they are more likely to occur in mountainous zones mainly because of terrain and elevation. According to weather scientists, the shrine reported 31 mm of rainfall between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm on Friday, which does not fit the definition. Those who died were at a camp near the cave, a site of pilgrimage.