Jammu-Srinagar highway shut for second day, restoration underway
Hundreds of men, women and children travellers are stranded at different places on the highway.
Hundreds of men, women and children travellers are stranded at different places on the highway.
The recent election victory of General Brice Oligui Nguema in Gabon marks a dramatic, though not entirely surprising, pivot in the nation’s political narrative.
Photographs of residents of Wayanad in July-August 2024 lining up to cheer members of the Army’s rescue team as it withdrew after successfully completing its daunting rescue task post landslides dominated social media and news networks.
At least five people, including a woman, lost their lives in the Jammu region due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by heavy rains and snowfall. Normal life has been disrupted due to bad weather that has hit air, rail, and road traffic.
Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting urgent and unconditional financial assistance for the victims of the devastating landslide that struck Chooralmala and Mundakkai in the district of Kerala on July 30, 2024.
Rescue operations are currently underway at the site, with emergency rescue teams working tirelessly to locate and retrieve any survivors trapped beneath the rubble.
The landslide on NH-10 at Likuveer, a known area for landslides on the banks of the Teesta river, caused great suffering for ordinary citizens.
Conveying his deep condolences for those who lost their lives in the landslide in Enga Province, PM Modi iterated India's readiness to extend all possible support and assistance to the Pacific island country in its time of difficulty.
Rescue teams have so far not been able to trace his body. Reports said that two houses were also damaged due the landslide.
The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed for traffic on Thursday due to landslides at different places in the Ramban district.