Landslide on Vaishno Devi shrine track leaves two women dead, another injured

A landslide occurred on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine track in the Katra city of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, reportedly killing two pilgrims. The disaster management team from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has arrived at the scene. Further details on the incident are awaited, according to the CEO of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.

Katra SDM Piyush Dhotra told ANI, "A landslide occurred in which two people lost their lives and one person is injured...The dead bodies and injured are being brought to the hospital."

According to a News 18 report, while two people lost their lives, one person was injured in the landslide. On Sunday, the weather department had forecast dry conditions in Jammu and Kashmir until September 12, saying brief spells of rain could hit isolated areas on certain days.