At least 15,000 pilgrims, who had been stranded close to the Amarnath holy collapse Jammu and Kashmir on account of a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the decrease base camp of Panjtarni, an ITBP spokesperson mentioned on Saturday.
The border guarding pressure has additionally expanded its route opening and safety events from decrease a part of the holy cave as much as Panjtarni, he mentioned.
The flash flood close to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir swept away scores of individuals, killing at the least 13 and swamping tents and group kitchens on Friday night.
The yatra that started on June 30 has been suspended following the tragedy and a call on its resumption shall be taken after rescue operations recover from, a senior administration official had mentioned.
“Most of the yatris, who had been stranded close to holy cave space because of the flash flood that occurred final night, have been shifted to Panjtarni. The evacuation continued until 3.38 am.
“No yatri is left on the track. About 15,000 people have been safely shifted till now,” the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) spokesperson mentioned.
A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesperson mentioned docs and medical employees of the paramilitary pressure handled 9 sufferers who had been critically injured within the floods.
“They have been rescued to lower altitude Neelgrath base camp,” he mentioned.
A small BSF workforce can be deployed on the Neelgrath helipad to help the pilgrims coming from the holy cave.
About 150 yatris stayed on the BSF camp created in Panjtarni on Friday evening and 15 sufferers have been airlifted to Baltal on Saturday morning, he mentioned.
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