BSF chopper pressed to transport injured Amarnath pilgrims

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 09-Jul-2022

The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Saturday that its MI-17 chopper has been pressed into action to transport Amarnath pilgrims who were injured in Friday's cloudburst from Neelgrah Baltal to the BSF camp in Srinagar for further treatment.

BSF MI 17 chopper been pressed into action to air transport injured persons and dead bodies as well from Neelgrah helipad/ Baltal to BSF Camp Srinagar for further treatment or further ferrying bodies to their homes#AmarnathCloudburst pic.twitter.com/XzOpOptJ8N

— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2022

At least 15 people were killed in the cloudburst near the cave shrine.The yatra has been temporarily halted even as rescue operations are underway.The BSF said one Coy of 49 Batallion deployed at the lower holy cave is working for rescue of yatris.

A BSF doctor and his team treating the injured.The BSF further informed that one section is deployed at Neelgrath Heli site assisting in rescue of patients coming from holy cave.About 150 yatris were accomodated by BSF Panjtarni camps for night stay on Friday.