Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday chaired a meeting to review the ongoing relief and rehabilitation measures for people affected by the recent cloudbursts and flashfloods in Kishtwar and Kathua districts.

More than 33 people are still missing while operation to retrieve bodies from Chishoti is still under progress.

The CM, while addressing officers, stressed the need for speedy relief assistance, restoration of essential services, and long-term strategies to safeguard vulnerable areas from recurring natural calamities.

"Whether it was a cloudburst or a glacial lake outburst, the fact remains that this tragedy struck at the busiest time of the year in the Chishoti village. Had it occurred at any other time, t...