Jammu, Aug. 16 -- The devastating cloudburst in Kishtwar has shaken Jammu and Kashmir to its core, leaving more than 60 people dead, over 80 missing, and many others injured who are undergoing treatment at GMC Hospital, Jammu. Considered one of the worst natural disasters of the decade, the tragedy has hit the Machail Yatra pilgrims and local communities particularly hard.
In such testing times, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have looked to their leaders for support, expecting them to share their grief and extend both moral and practical assistance. Leaders from across the political spectrum-including regional as well as national parties-have rushed to the affected site in Paddar, Kishtwar, and to GMC Jammu to meet the injured, express so...