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NEW DELHI, July 9: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the deaths and destruction near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir were due to a highly localised rain event and not due to a cloudburst. According to weather scientists, the shrine reported 31 mm of rainfall between 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Friday, which is quite low to be categorised as a cloudburst. “The flash floods could have been triggered due to rainfall in the higher […]

According to the IMD, a rain event is categorised as a cloudburst if a weather station receives 100 mm of rain in one hour.

Amarnath yatra, which began on June 30, has been suspended following the tragedy

According to weather scientists, the shrine reported 31 mm of rainfall between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm on Friday, which is quite low to be categorised as a cloudburst.

The shrine reported 31mm of rainfall between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on Friday, which is lower than 100mm that categorises the extreme weather event

The IMD has an automatic weather station near the Amarnath cave shrine which provides weather forecasts during the pilgrimage. However, the surrounding mountains do not have any weather monitoring stations due to their inaccessibility.

It was a cloud that only rained over the holy cave, says official

More than two years after the announcement, Doppler radar at Banihal in Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir is still not functional. It is a crucial missing link that could have helped avert the tragic deaths of over a dozen people at ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the deaths and destruction near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir were due to a highly localised rain event and not due to a cloudburst.

Cloudburst is the reason that has been attributed as a cause of death of at least 13 Yatris in a flash flood near the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.But was it indeed a cloudburst?J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said 13 pilgrims ...