Amarnath Yatra suspended on both routes due to bad weather

July 14, 2022 01:10 pm | Updated 01:10 pm IST - Srinagar

Army personnel prepare an alternate route towards the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on July 11, 2022 after the existing one was washed away due to a cloudburst.

Army personnel prepare an alternate route towards the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on July 11, 2022 after the existing one was washed away due to a cloudburst. | Photo Credit: PTI

Amarnath Yatra was suspended on both routes on Thursday due to bad weather as rains lashed the Kashmir Valley, officials said.

The yatra was temporarily suspended from Pahalgam as well as Baltal routes in the morning and no pilgrim was allowed to move towards the holy cave shrine, they said.

The officials said the yatra will resume after the weather improves.

Also read: Flash floods in Amarnath caves due to an ‘extreme event’

Earlier, the yatra was stopped for three days following a cloudburst on July 8 which left 16 people dead and over 30 missing. It had resumed via the Pahalgam route on July 11 and through the Baltal route on July 12.

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