New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Vaishno Devi landslide in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra.

He termed the incident "saddening" and mentioned that the administration is providing assistance to the victims of the accident.

"The loss of lives due to a landslide on the route to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple is saddening. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest. The administration is assisting all those affected. My prayers for everyone's safety and well-being," PM Modi wrote on 'X'.

The death toll of the landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine rose to 30 on Wednesday, police said.

The landslide occurred near Inderprastha B...