Army Deploys Latest Equipment To Rescue Pilgrims In Amarnath Flash Floods

A senior Army official said an infantry battalion along with Quick Reaction Teams, an additional company of personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles and a team from special forces reached the spot to undertake rescue operations.

In one of the major peacetime rescue operations, the Indian Army has deployed men and machinery including latest equipment to rescue the Amarnath pilgrims who were injured in the flash flood triggered by heavy rain, an Army official said on Saturday.

The rescue team rushed to the site as soon as they received the information about casualties in the cloudburst that occurred on Friday evening, the official said.

He said an infantry battalion led by a Colonel along with Quick Reaction Teams, an additional company of personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles Sector and a team from special forces reached the holy cave along with specialized rescue equipment to undertake the operation.

"Through the night, the senior Army officers of the infantry battalion and Rashtriya Rifles oversaw and coordinated rescue operations from the cave and Nilgrar. Medical resources at the cave and at Nilgrar were activated and additional resources deployed," the official said.