Jammu, Jan. 21 -- For months, Rajesh Kumar and Bindiya from Punjab's Jalandhar are living between despair and acceptance, searching in Jammu for answers about their 22-year-old daughter and her friend, who went missing after a cloudburst in Kishtwar district in August last year.
Another family from Jammu has lost eight members to the tragedy. The families say they are not asking for compensation but acknowledgement - death certificates that would allow them to perform the rituals for the dead.
As DNA reports remain pending, they say every passing day deepens the pain of not knowing whether to hold on to hope or accept the loss.
The devastating cloudburst struck Chisoti village - the gateway to the Machail Mata temple - on August 14, 2025...