Jammu, Aug. 16 -- Two days after a devastating cloudburst ravaged Chosoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, a desperate search continues for nearly 70 to 80 missing persons, most of them pilgrims en route to the revered Machail Mata shrine. Amid debris-strewn slopes and relentless rain, families cling to the fading hope that their loved ones might still be alive.
Rescue teams comprising the Indian Army, NDRF, SDRF, J&K Police, and local volunteers have intensified efforts on the ground, despite hostile terrain and adverse weather. So far, 65 bodies have been recovered from the rubble. The final toll is feared to rise as time ticks by.
The anguished relatives of the missing are camping at Chosoti, refusing to leave the site...