Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled loss of several precious lives after a cloudburst near the Amarnath cave shrine on Friday evening caused flash floods.
“Deeply saddened by the loss of so many precious lives following cloudburst near the holy Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief and pray for the speedy recovery of those who have sustained injuries”, the Odisha CM tweeted.
Deeply saddened by the loss of so many precious lives following cloudburst near the holy #Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief and pray for the speedy recovery of those who have sustained injuries.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) July 8, 2022
As per reports, at least 13 pilgrims were killed, five others injured and around three dozen missing after a cloudburst near the Amarnath cave shrine on Friday evening caused flash floods.
The cloudburst hit the area around 5.30 p.m.
At least three langars (community kitchens) and 25 Yatri tents were washed away in flash floods caused by the cloudburst. Around three dozen people are missing in this tragedy and efforts are on to locate them, reports added.