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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent, Deepika K C 9716

350 Amarnath yatris from Karnataka stranded

As many as 370 Amarnath yatra pilgrims from Karnataka are believed to be in different locations in Jammu and Kashmir, where several people have died and dozens are missing after flash floods caused landslips near the Baltal base camp on Friday.

57 calls received

According to an update by the Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) on Saturday till 8 p.m., the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) had received 57 calls from relatives of pilgrims, mainly because of mobile connectivity and the fact that only mobile with prepaid SIMs are working.

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