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Ten people died as several tents were washed away after a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir led to flash floods on Friday evening, ANI quoted NDRF DG Atul Karwal as saying. (Source: PTI)
Ten people died as several tents were washed away after a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir led to flash floods on Friday evening, ANI quoted NDRF DG Atul Karwal as saying. (Source: PTI)
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"Some langars and tents have come under flash floods near the holy cave, two deaths reported. Rescue operations by police, NDRF & SFs in progress. Injured being airlifted for treatment. Situation under control," ANI quoted IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, as saying. (Source: PTI)
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NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed for rescue operations. The cloudburst hit the cave area at around 5.30 pm after heavy rains.(Source: PTI)
NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed for rescue operations. The cloudburst hit the cave area at around 5.30 pm after heavy rains.(Source: PTI)
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The development comes as the tenth batch of over 6,100 Amarnath pilgrims left from Jammu for the twin base camps -- Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal -- of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine on Friday.(Source: PTI)
The development comes as the tenth batch of over 6,100 Amarnath pilgrims left from Jammu for the twin base camps -- Nunwan-Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal -- of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine on Friday.(Source: PTI)
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A senior ITBP official said that water came from above and sides of the cave after it rained heavily at the upper reaches. The rain has stopped for now, the official told ANI.(Source: PTI)
A senior ITBP official said that water came from above and sides of the cave after it rained heavily at the upper reaches. The rain has stopped for now, the official told ANI.(Source: PTI)

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