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Vaishno Devi Landslide Kills About 30 as Rains Batter Jammu & Kashmir

Rescue operations continue under fresh heavy‑rain alerts.

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Overview

  • Reasi police put the death toll at 30 after a slide hit the Adhkuwari stretch near Indraprastha Bhojnalaya around 3 p.m., while some outlets report 31 dead and 23 injured.
  • Pilgrim movement on the KatraVaishno Devi route remains suspended as Army units, NDRF, SDRF, police and volunteers clear debris and search for the missing.
  • Telecom and internet networks suffered widespread outages after infrastructure damage, with officials describing only a trickle of mobile data in many areas.
  • Transport and public services were heavily disrupted, with key highways closed, 22 trains cancelled and 27 short‑terminated, and schools and exams in the Jammu division halted.
  • IMD logged very heavy localized rainfall and warned of continued moderate to heavy showers with risks of flash floods and landslides, as thousands were evacuated from low‑lying areas.