Amarnath cloudburst: Search & rescue operations in full swing

After a cloudburst incident was reported near the holy cave area of Amarnath which reportedly claimed sixteen lives and the toll is expected to go up. Over 15,000 are feared stranded and the Army has paced up its search and rescue operations.

In a major peacetime rescue operation, the Indian Army has deployed men and machinery including latest equipment to rescue the Amarnath pilgrims who were injured in the flash flood triggered by heavy rain. Credit: Reuters Photo

The rescue team rushed to the site as soon as they got the information about casualties in the cloudburst, an Army official said. Credit: Twitter/ChinarcorpsIA

Reportedly, nine surveillance detachments with handheld thermal imagers, night vision devices and other gadgets were deployed for the search operations. Credit: BSF

Giving details of the evacuations, the official said the search, rescue and medical effort continued at daybreak. Credit: Reuters Photo

Pilgrims return to their base camp a day after the cloudburst, at Baltal in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Credit: PTI Photo

Army personnel carry out rescue work a day after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst, near the Amarnath cave shrine, Jammu and Kashmir. Credit: Indian Army

Army personnel carry out rescue work a day after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst, near the Amarnath cave shrine in J&K. Credit: Indian Army

Lt Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha visits SKIMS hospital to enquire about health of pilgrims who were injured in yesterday's cloudburst at Amarnath. Credit: Twitter/OfficeOfLGJandK

Army personnel offer food to pilgrims a day after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst, near the Amarnath cave shrine in J&K. Credit: Indian Army