Watch: Amarnath pilgrims washed downhill because heavy rainfall causes landslides – the journey suspended. Bharat News
New Delhi: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Thursday after 36 hours of heavy rains in the valley, causing a landslide that led to a pilgrim dead and three injured, said the officials.Officials said the two -day weather advice indicates heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir, including pilgrimage routes.In the video operated online, four pilgrims were shown that on Wednesday evening, a landslide was swept away from a landslide at the Railpathry along the Baltal Marg in Gandalball district.
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The injured were taken to the Baltal Base Camp Hospital, where a woman was identified as 55 -year -old Sona Bai from Rajasthan, declared dead on arrival.The officials issued an alert predicting additional heavy rainfall in various regions of Jammu and Kashmir.Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bhiduri said, “The Shri Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended from both Pahgam and Baltal Base Camps for 17.07.2025. In the last two days, continuous heavy rains in the last two days have required restoration work on the tracks with both routes.”He said, “However, Yatris who stayed in the Panjtami camp last night is being allowed to proceed in Baltal with adequate deployment of Bro and Mountain Rescue Teams,” he said. The 38-day annual pilgrimage will end on 9 August.This year marks the first suspension of the first journey from Jammu. Since the pilgrimage started on 3 July, about 2.47 lakh pilgrims visited the 3,880 meter high temple. With this, the toll of death in this year’s Amarnath Yatra has increased to 15.
