Jammu, Aug. 18 -- While the rescue operation is going on in the cloudburst-affected Chishoti village of Kishtwar on the fifth successive day, the patience of the inhabitants of Banagarh village is running out as there is no sign of the seven missing residents of this ill-fated hamlet.
The dusty lanes of Banagarh village tell a story of unimaginable sorrow today. Where children's laughter once filled the courtyards, only whispered prayers and muffled sobs remain.
Seven beloved members of a single family have vanished into the merciless waters of Kishtwar's deadly cloudburst, leaving an entire community drowning in grief.
It was meant to be a sacred journey. Vijay Kumar and his extended family of 15 had set out with hearts full of devotion...