Rajnath Singh visits cloudburst-hit Chishoti village in J&K; death toll rises to 65

He was accompanied by Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.

The defence minister said his plan to visit the cloudburst-hit area could not materialise due to inclement weather and a fresh landslide on the road enroute.

Flash floods triggered by the cloudburst struck Chisoti, the last motorable village enroute the Machail Mata temple, on August 14, killing 65 people, mostly pilgrims, and leaving more than 100 injured. A large-scale search operation is underway for 32 people reported missing by their families after the tragedy.