Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Search Intensifies for Missing in J&K Cloudburst Aftermath
A cloudburst in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, caused a lot of damage.
Rescue teams are still looking for people who are missing.
Sadly, the number of people who died has gone up.
Government officials are helping to find the missing people and give aid to those affected.
The annual religious trip to Machail Mata shrine has been stopped for now, although a small group will still go.
Search operations continue for missing persons in Kishtwar, J&K, after a cloudburst.
The death toll from the cloudburst has reached 65, with 39 still missing.
Rescue teams are searching the 22-km stretch of the stream, including major impact sites.
Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti, is overseeing rescue and relief efforts.
The Machail Mata yatra remains suspended, but the 'Charri' is expected to reach the shrine.
- Who
- Rescue teams, government officials, and local residents.
- What
- Search and rescue operations after a cloudburst.
- When
- Ongoing, with operations intensified on the seventh day.
- Where
- Chisoti village, Kishtwar district, J&K.
- Why
- To find missing persons and provide relief after the cloudburst.
- Location
- Kishtwar, J&K
- Incident
- Cloudburst
- Death Toll
- 65
- Missing
- 39
- Affected Yatra
- Machail Mata Yatra
- Relief Lead
- Principal Secretary, Home
Sources
'Finding 70 Missing In Kishtwar Cloudburst Alive Next To Impossible': Omar Abdullah
In Chisoti’s mud and boulders, rescuers hunt for the missing after cloudburst
Week after Kishtwar cloudburst man keeps looking for sister
Holy Kailash Kund yatra commences: Pilgrim numbers curtailed due to adverse weather alert
