Overview

• Boulders and debris struck the trek near Adhkwari, prompting a halt to the pilgrimage and a multi-agency search for people feared trapped.
• Death counts from the route vary across reports between five and seven, with additional injuries reported and officials cautioning that figures may change.
• NDRF, SDRF, police and Army teams are deployed on the mountain trail, with Home Minister Amit Shah confirming coordination with J&K leaders and an NDRF response.
• Severe rain disrupted services across the region, including a collapsed bridge on the Jammu–Pathankot highway, blocks on the Jammu–Srinagar route, telecom outages, and flight and train disruptions.
• Police reported a separate incident in which five youths from Rajasthan were caught in a landslide near Garnaai Lota on the Kishanpur–Domel road, with three missing and searches underway.