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Kishtwar Cloudburst
Tracked across 5 sources · Updated 7h ago
A cloudburst struck Kishtwar's Chatroo area, damaging shops and vehicles, with no casualties reported. Flash floods disrupted the Machail Mata Yatra and Amarnath Yatra, forcing road closures and cleanup operations.
How it unfolded
10h ago
Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed due to mudslides
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Flash floods damage structures, Amarnath Yatra halted
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Rescue operation underway after Yatra disruption
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Debris cleanup begins, highway partially reopened
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Cloudburst hits Kishtwar's Chatroo, shops damaged
What happened earlier
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Full story →Flash floods, mudslides hit Kishtwar; Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed

A cloudburst triggered flash floods and mudslides in Chatroo, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, damaging two houses and two shops.
Kishtwar deputy commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma reported no casualties, and restoration work has begun to clear debris and restore supplies.
Authorities closed schools in Doda and Kishtwar districts as a precaution after last year's cloudburst in Chasoti village, which killed over 60 people.
The ministry of earth sciences installed two early warning systems in Kishtwar and Machhail and an automatic weather station in Padder to improve monitoring.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) remained closed due to rain and repair work, forcing suspension of the Amarnath Yatra from Bhagwati Nagar base camp.
Earlier · 1d ago
Full story →No lives lost in Kishtwar cloudburst; shops damaged, says Jitendra Singh

A cloudburst hit the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, damaging commercial outlets.
No loss of life has been reported, according to Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
Jitendra Singh assured due compensation for those affected.
The installation of new 'Early Warning Systems' in the region was noted as a measure to prevent future incidents.
Earlier · 16h ago
Full story →Cloudburst damages structures in Kishtwar; rain halts Amarnath Yatra
Cloudburst-triggered flash floods in Kishtwar's Chatroo area damaged shops, houses, and the Kishtwar–Chatroo–Sinthan national highway.
Two vehicles were washed away, and four to five shops and around three houses were damaged; no casualties reported.
The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu's Bhagwati Nagar base camp as the Jammu–Srinagar NH remained closed for the second day due to rain.
Schools were shut in Doda, Poonch, and Ramban districts as a precaution.
Union minister Jitendra Singh said affected shopkeepers and business owners will receive compensation per government relief norms.