Overview

• Reasi police reported 30 fatalities near Adhkuwari on the shrine track, with at least 23 injured and concerns that more people remain under debris.
• The Vaishno Devi yatra has been suspended as the Army, NDRF and SDRF lead debris clearance and evacuations along the route on Trikuta Hill.
• Floods and landslides damaged bridges, snapped power and telecom lines, shut key highways, and forced Northern Railway to cancel 22 trains and short‑terminate 27 others.
• Officials said more than 3,500 residents were evacuated in Jammu district, schools were closed, and board exams and recruitment drives were put on hold.
• Severe rainfall also washed out roads in Himachal Pradesh and pushed Punjab and Uttar Pradesh into flood response, with the IMD cautioning of continued heavy rain and related hazards.