Kishtwar, Aug. 17 -- Security forces have intensified rescue and relief operations in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, where a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst on August 14 during the Machail Mata Yatra pilgrimage left around 55 people dead.

General Officer Commanding (GOC) Counter Insurgency Force - Delta, Major General A. P. S. Bal, said all the security forces are trying their best to rescue as many people as possible from the area affected by the cloudburst.

Highlighting the Indian Army's rapid response, he said the army reached the site within 45 minutes of the disaster.

"...All the security forces are trying their best to rescue as many people as possible from the area affected by the cloudburst. We are also providing ...