Jammu, Aug 29
As the water level in all rivers of Jammu division dropped below the danger mark on Friday, relief and rescue operations continued with the Army, Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, J&K Police and other agencies joining hands to mitigate the suffering of thousands of people affected by the unprecedented flood during the past five days.
The Meteorological (MeT) Department has forecast generally cloudy weather with chances of isolated rain/thunder in the Jammu region and generally cloudy weather with a few spells of rain/thunder at isolated places during the next 24 hours. The weather is expected to remain erratic till September 5.
Rescue teams at Ardhkuwari on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route, where a landslide occurred on Tuesday, killing 35 pilgrims, continued to comb the area.
Officials said no bodies were recovered on Thursday as the operation was still on.