Kishtwar, Aug. 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra has termed the recent cloudburst and flash floods in Kishtwar as "very tragic," and raising concerns over lapses in preventive measures and rescue operations.

Karra said, "This is a very tragic incident. We are going to oversee the rescue operations. An advisory was issued 48 hours ago for this, but the question is how people were allowed to go there even after that... There are definitely some gaps in the rescue operations..."

Commenting on the sudden flooding in Kathua, he added, "This is a natural disaster, but we need to see whether the government and its related departments are fully prepared, whether the rescue operations are happening on time or not."

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