The bodies of 15 pilgrims who were caught in Friday’s flash flood near the Amarnath cave temple were recovered on Saturday, authorities involved in the rescue operations said.
Over 65 stranded persons, many of them injured, were rescued, as multiple teams combed through rubble. They are shifting the survivors to safer locations from the narrow valley below the temple. The flash flood triggered by an anomalous weather event led to massive flooding and displacement of boulders on Friday.
“A massive joint rescue operation is in progress. So far, 15 bodies have been retrieved and 35 injured persons have been airlifted for medical attention. They are stable. Efforts are on to clear the debris by the evening and locate both the dead and survivors,” Inspector-General of Police Vijay Kumar said.
