Rajnath Singh meets Kishtwar cloudburst victims at Jammu GMC
He was accompanied by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
He was accompanied by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
More than 100 injured persons have been admitted to different hospitals for treatment. As many as 67 injured have been shifted to the government medical college hospital here.
A cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district triggered flash floods in Chishoti village, killing at least 60 people, injuring over 100, and leaving dozens missing. Rescue teams are underway as PM Modi assured full support.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah regarding the tragedy following the cloudburst in Kishtwar.
Medical detachments of the Army are also on the spot providing treatment to the injured people.
A massive cloudburst hit Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday triggering a devastating landslide killing at least 38 people and washing away many more in flash floods.
