Srinagar, Aug. 21 -- Search and rescue operations continued for the seventh straight day on Wednesday in cloudburst-hit Chisoti village of Kishtwar, where the death toll has climbed to 65, including three CISF personnel and a J&K Police SPO.

Over 100 people were injured, and 39 remain missing.

The rescue teams comprising the Army, NDRF, SDRF, CISF, BRO, police, and locals are combing the 22-km stretch of the stream from Chisoti to Gulabgarh, using heavy machinery, sniffer dogs, and controlled blasts to clear massive boulders.

Principal Secretary (Home) Chandraker Bharti visited the site, assessed the ground situation, interacted with locals, and later chaired a joint review meeting in Kishtwar, stressing a swift and coordinated respons...