Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- J&Khas been reeling under a series of cloudbursts and landslides since August 14. With the latest incidents, 130 people have lost their lives and 140 were injured in Jammu, while 32 pilgrims are still missing.The pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district remained suspended for the fifth day on Saturday. As many as 34 pilgrims died when a landslide struck about halfway along the winding 12-km trek route from Katra to the shrine on Tuesday.
The twin incidents were the fifth major incidents in Jammu region in the last fortnight triggered by the heavy rainfall.
In yet another incident, a family of seven died after a landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, struck a residential house ...
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