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GMC Jammu Manages 75 Kishtwar Cloudburst Victims, Performs 24 Major Surgeries

Hospital officials confirm that of those admitted 47 remain hospitalized with four in critical condition

Overview

  • The hospital admitted 75 injured from the August 14 cloudburst in Chisoti and has discharged 20 patients while one has died during treatment.
  • Surgeons carried out 24 major operations overnight and treated all patients in-house without referring any to higher centres.
  • The lone in-hospital fatality was 35-year-old Ashok Kumar of Samba district, who succumbed on August 16.
  • Mortuary staff processed 11 bodies and one body part from Chisoti, handing them over to next of kin after completing formalities.
  • Medical teams provided not only clinical interventions but also psychosocial support as search operations for missing villagers continue in remote terrain.