An uprooted tree on the bank of the Tawi River as water level rises following rainfall, in Jammu on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Two soldiers, including a Lieutenant Colonel and two teachers, were killed in two separate incidents of shooting stones and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as the region witnessed a wet spell on Wednesday (July 30, 2025). Meanwhile, the annual Amarnath yatra was suspended for the day due to rains.
An Army spokesperson said two soldiers died when an Army vehicle was hit by a boulder during a convoy movement between Durbuk to Chongtash around 11:30 a.m.
The deceased were identified as Lieutenant Colonel Bhanu Pratap Singh and Lance Dafadar Daljeet Singh. Those injured in the incident were identified as Major Mayank Shubham, Major Amit Dixit and Captain Gaurav.
“The injured have been shifted to an Army hospital in Leh for treatment,” officials said.
In J&K’s Batote, flash floods triggered by intermittent rains in the past 12 hours swept away a motorcycle near Jalebi Morh Nallah. Two teachers, Jagdev Singh Thakur and Sanjay Sharma, residents of Ghordi Block in Udhampur district, were killed in the floods, officials said.
Amarnath yatra halted
Meanwhile, rains forced suspension of the Amarnath yatra from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps on Wednesday. “Due to continuous heavy rains since early morning , the yatra was not released on the tracks from both the base camps – Baltal and Nunwan/Chandanwari,” officials said.
Over 3.93 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Holy Cave shrine so far.
In the Pir Panjal valley’s Rajouri and Poonch districts, all educational institutes were closed due to rains, as the meteorological department predicted flash floods.
Published – July 31, 2025 02:15 am IST
