Related News
Floods kill 130 in India-controlled Kashmir
Source: Xinhua |
August 8, 2010, Sunday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
THE death toll from flash floods in India-controlled Kashmir has risen to 130 people while 600 were reported injured in the Leh and adjoining villages, officials yesterday said.
The deluge triggered early Friday after a heavy rainfall and cloudburst caused a massive damage in the area washing away buildings, roads and bridges. Rescue operations are going on in full swing.
Officials said the exact number of missing can not be established, however, the rough estimates put forward by officials say 600 people are missing.
Disaster Management officials said the death toll can go up further.
Two planes carrying relief material, rescue workers and doctors have reached Leh yesterday. Apart from this six Indian Air Force air craft also carried relief material and doctors to the area.
Army, Police, Paramilitary troops and civil administration have launched rescue operations on massive scale in the area.
The injured are being treated at makeshift medical camps and seriously injured have been admitted in army hospital Leh. "The Leh military hospital is overburdened but we are trying hard to treat injured even in makeshift medical camps," said Lt. Col. J. S. Brar, the Indian army spokesman.
Indian army has mobilized several columns of its troops to the affected area to carry out rescue operations.
Indian defense officials said 25 army personnel are reported missing and three bodies of troopers have been retrieved. The High Altitude Research Institute of Indian army has also been damaged.
Ladakh is a famous tourist destination and so far there is no news about death of any foreign tourist in the flash floods. However, the Indian Ministry of Defense in a statement issued Friday late evening said some foreign tourists have been affected by the flash floods.
The deluge triggered early Friday after a heavy rainfall and cloudburst caused a massive damage in the area washing away buildings, roads and bridges. Rescue operations are going on in full swing.
Officials said the exact number of missing can not be established, however, the rough estimates put forward by officials say 600 people are missing.
Disaster Management officials said the death toll can go up further.
Two planes carrying relief material, rescue workers and doctors have reached Leh yesterday. Apart from this six Indian Air Force air craft also carried relief material and doctors to the area.
Army, Police, Paramilitary troops and civil administration have launched rescue operations on massive scale in the area.
The injured are being treated at makeshift medical camps and seriously injured have been admitted in army hospital Leh. "The Leh military hospital is overburdened but we are trying hard to treat injured even in makeshift medical camps," said Lt. Col. J. S. Brar, the Indian army spokesman.
Indian army has mobilized several columns of its troops to the affected area to carry out rescue operations.
Indian defense officials said 25 army personnel are reported missing and three bodies of troopers have been retrieved. The High Altitude Research Institute of Indian army has also been damaged.
Ladakh is a famous tourist destination and so far there is no news about death of any foreign tourist in the flash floods. However, the Indian Ministry of Defense in a statement issued Friday late evening said some foreign tourists have been affected by the flash floods.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
