Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon And Other Bollywood Celebs Condole Loss Of Life Near Amarnath Shrine
Reports have revealed that a cloud burst near the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir caused a flash flood on Friday (July 8). Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and others also reacted to the tragic news.
Reports
have
revealed
that
a
cloud
burst
near
the
Amarnath
shrine
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir
caused
a
flash
flood
on
Friday
(July
8).
Viral
videos
of
the
incident
showed
flooded
tents
and
community
kitchens
rushing
down
a
hillside.
Bollywood
actors
Akshay
Kumar,
Raveena
Tandon
and
others
also
reacted
to
the
tragic
news.
On
Saturday
morning,
many
Bollywood
stars
and
other
celebs
including
political
leaders
took
to
their
social
media
accounts
to
condole
the
loss
of
life.
Raveena
offered
prayers
and
kept
the
stranded
pilgrims
in
mind
as
she
reacted
to
a
news
report
and
wrote
a
simple
"Prayers".
Meanwhile,
actor
Akshay
Kumar
tweeted,
"Deeply
pained
at
the
loss
of
lives
at
Baltal
near
the
holy
cave
at
#Amarnath
shrine
after
the
cloudburst.
Prayers
for
everyone's
peace
and
safety." Filmmaker
Ashoke
Pandit's
tweeted,
"Praying
for
the
well
being
of
#AmarnathYatris
who
are
facing
serious
problems
due
to
the
cloud
burst
near
#Amarnath.
May
#bholenath
baba
protect
you
in
this
difficult
time."
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
also
condoled
the
deaths
in
a
tweet
and
said,
"Anguished
by
the
cloud
burst
near
Shree
Amarnath
cave.
Condolences
to
the
bereaved
families.
Spoke
to
Manoj
Sinha
ji
and
took
stock
of
the
situation.
Rescue
and
relief
operations
are
underway.
All
possible
assistance
is
being
provided
to
the
affected."
Earlier
this
week,
the
Amarthnath
yatra
that
began
on
June
30
had
been
suspended
halfway
due
to
bad
weather.
According
to
reports,
the
yatra
has
now
been
suspended
throughout.
While
rescue
operations
are
currently
underway
reports
have
revealed
that
at
least
13
people
were
killed
and
15,000
pilgrims
were
stranded.