Katra Vaishno Devi Landslide Video: A Landslide occurred on the old Vaishno Devi Yatra route in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir has occurred near Gulshan Ka Langar near Banganga on Monday (21 July) at 8.50 am. Four devotees have been injured in this accident, while thousands of passengers are stranded. As soon as the information was received, the administration and the NDRF team reached the spot and started relief and rescue operations. The yatra to the shrine has been suspended till 1 pm as a precautionary measure.
A video of this accident has also surfaced. Early in the morning, a large number of devotees were crossing the footpath to have darshan of the mother goddess. Suddenly, there was chaos due to the falling of heavy stones and debris. Four devotees got trapped under the debris.
Officials said a booking office and an overhead iron structure caved in under the weight of the landslide, triggered by heavy rains which lashed Katra town, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the shrine atop Trikuta hills, they said.
“The landslide resulted in critical injuries to three persons and minor injuries to seven others. All the injured were rescued and taken to hospital,” officiating Chief Executive Officer of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Sachin Kumar Vaishya told reporters.
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