Overview

• The death toll from Thursday’s cloudburst in Chashoti village has climbed to 63, with more than 100 pilgrims still unaccounted for and recovery operations continuing.
• Sunday’s flash floods and landslides in Kathua district killed seven people, including five children, and severed road and rail links in Jodh Ghati and Janglote.
• Indian Army columns, NDRF and SDRF teams, police and local officials have airlifted injured survivors to hospitals and deployed ground teams for search-and-rescue missions.
• Heavy rains in the upper catchments forced Pong Dam authorities to release over 57,000 cusecs of water into the Beas, prompting flood warnings and evacuations in six Punjab districts.
• Schools in Jammu Division remain closed under an IMD advisory as authorities maintain 24-hour monitoring of swollen rivers and reinforce embankments to protect vulnerable communities.