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As the rescue operations continue, the foot yatra has been temporarily suspended. NDRF DG Atul Karwal said that there were
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Farooq Abdullah, questioned the decision to set up tents and langar (community kitchen) in such a vulnerable area.
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.
Authorities have launched a rescue operation near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir and the Shrine Board has released the helpline numbers.
The cloudburst occurred around 5.30 pm resulting in heavy discharge of water in a canal adjoining the cave.