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J&K floods toll rises to 120, Rajnath visits state
The weather office forecast more rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
JAMMU: The toll in the Jammu floods due to incessant downpour for the last five days has risen to 120 following the death of 14 people in a landslide. The Met Office on Saturday said the "worst is over".
Fourteen people died on Friday in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district when a landslide buried them, officials said.
While 14 bodies have been recovered, many more are feared trapped, officials told IANS here.
READ ALSO: Worst flood in J&K in over a decade
More than 2,000 marooned people have been rescued by the security forces in the past five days.
The weather office forecast more rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but it also said the the overall weather condition will improve from Sunday.
"From tomorrow (Sunday) onwards, Jammu and Kashmir will have clear weather for the next one week. As the system has already started weakening, we can safely say the worst is over," Sonam Lotus, director of the Met Office, told IANS.
The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine remained suspended for the second day due to continuous rain. An official said the chopper service to the shrine also remained suspended. He said resumption of the yatra depends on the weather improvement.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh is in Srinagar to assess flood-related damage.
Fourteen people died on Friday in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district when a landslide buried them, officials said.
While 14 bodies have been recovered, many more are feared trapped, officials told IANS here.
READ ALSO: Worst flood in J&K in over a decade
More than 2,000 marooned people have been rescued by the security forces in the past five days.
The weather office forecast more rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but it also said the the overall weather condition will improve from Sunday.
Army soldiers during relief operation to rescue the passengers of a marriage party bus who were washed away in flash floods in Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir. According to media reports, at least 50 people were feared dead in the accident. (EPA photo)
"From tomorrow (Sunday) onwards, Jammu and Kashmir will have clear weather for the next one week. As the system has already started weakening, we can safely say the worst is over," Sonam Lotus, director of the Met Office, told IANS.
The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine remained suspended for the second day due to continuous rain. An official said the chopper service to the shrine also remained suspended. He said resumption of the yatra depends on the weather improvement.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh is in Srinagar to assess flood-related damage.
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