Rescue teams led by the Indian Army and several other agencies on Saturday mounted a massive rescue and relief mission to look for survivors in the Amarnath cave shrine area after it was hit by incessant rains in which several tents were washed away on Friday evening.
So far 16 dead bodies have been recovered while over 60 people were safely evacuated and currently receiving treatment across different hospitals at the base camps along the yatra route and Srinagar.
Many people are missing and 15,000 stranded pilgrims, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, the ITBP said.