Jammu and Kashmir have been receiving intense spells of rain for the last few days. Along with extremely heavy rain showers, the state has been experiencing landslides and cloudbursts, which have made the situation even worse. Raesi district is one of the worst-hit areas in the state. While the condition in the states does not look to ease out anytime soon, the Shree Mata Vaishno Devi yatra remains suspended for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday.

As reported by news agency ANI, a devastating landslide occurred near the Vaishno Devi temple in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir`s Reasi district. The devastating landslide claimed more than 30 lives and left 20 people injured.

The disaster struck on Tuesday afternoon in Katra at around 3 pm. Heavy rains triggered a massive landslide near the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkuwari, about halfway along the 12-kilometre trek from Katra to the shrine.