JammuOfficials said: On Thursday, a pestle went to the Himalayan mountain village in a remote Kishtar district of Jammu and Kashmir, at least 37 people were killed and many more injured, the officials said.
The disaster, who was reportedly triggered by a cloudbuke, took place on the banks of Chishoti Nullah (a revolution) in the village, which was a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route for Mata Machel Temple in Pandar area. The pilgrimage began on 25 July, and more than 130,000 pilgrims have already paid orders at the pilgrimage site.
A police officer said that a cloudbers in Chishoti Nullah triggered a massive flash flood around the afternoon on Thursday. The official said, “Deluse hit a community kitchen installed for pilgrims, where 100 to 150 pilgrims were having food,” the official said.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, a cloudburst is a sudden decline of more than 100 mm of rainfall in just one hour, which can trigger floods, landslides, and destruction especially during the monsoon.
Installment District Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma said that so far 37 people have died and more than 100 were injured. He said that more bodies are likely to be found.
Inspector General of Police Jammu Zone BS Tati said that most of the victims were pilgrims and increased casualties to increase.
The injured were taken to the sub-district hospital in Atoli, several were transferred to the district hospital of the installment 80 km away.
Apart from the community kitchen, three-four houses located close to the revolution were also swept away.
Most of the village of Chishoti is safe as it is located at some distance from the revolution and on a slope.
Indian Army, Border Security Force, State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force Personnel have been deployed.
Deepak Singh, a resident of Gulabgarh, said that the situation was “very serious”.
He said, “About 150 pilgrims took shelter in anchor when a cloudburst hit the area,” he said.
He said that CISF had installed a picket near the community kitchen, which was swept away in the water and debris edge along with vehicles. Chasoti village was the last motor worthy village on the way to the pilgrimage site.
