The President, in a letter to state Governor N N Vohra, has expressed sadness on learning about the loss of lives and injuries caused by the flash floods triggered by the cloudburst on July 24 near Amarnath Yatra Base Camp at Baltal in Sonamarg, an official spokesman said here today.
The President also asked the state government and other agencies to provide all possible aid to the bereaved families, who have lost their near and dear ones as well as medical facilities to the injured, the official said.
Three people were killed and 11 others injured after the cloudburst struck near the base camp of Amarnath yatra along the shorter 16-km Baltal route to the cave shrine in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.