Overview

• Two bodies recovered on Monday raised fatalities to 63, with 167 people rescued and dozens still unaccounted for as authorities refine missing lists.
• Multi-agency teams from the Army, NDRF, SDRF, CISF, J&K Police, BRO and volunteers are conducting large-scale searches in rain-hit terrain using earthmovers and sniffer dogs.
• Army engineers finished a Bailey bridge over Chisoti Nala on August 17, moved all-terrain vehicles and medical teams forward, and used controlled blasts to clear giant boulders.
• The Machail Mata yatra remains suspended, though authorities will allow a limited Charri group from Jammu.
• In a separate disaster in Kathua, seven people were killed and the Deputy Chief Minister visited camps and hospitals as the district paused Ravi main canal recharge for repairs.