Indian Army Rescues Stranded Civilians in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez Valley Amid Rising Kishanganga River
मुख्य बातें
- •Indian Army rescued civilians stranded in Kishanganga River in Gurez Valley, Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 1, 2026.
- •Civilians were trapped in vehicles in Chakwali area after rising river currents overwhelmed them during night.
- •Rescue operation was launched on receiving information; all stranded individuals were safely evacuated and provided essential support.
- •Civilians thanked Army for timely intervention; the river flows from Indian Kashmir into Pakistan-administered Kashmir as Neelum River.
- •Incident occurred amid heatwave-driven tourist surge in Gurez Valley, close to LoC, highlighting risks in riverine areas during extreme weather.
The Indian Army carried out a successful rescue operation in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday night (June 1, 2026), evacuating civilians who had become stranded in the fast-flowing Kishanganga River. The stranded individuals were trapped in their vehicles in the Chakwali area of north Kashmir’s Gurez Valley after the rising waters overwhelmed the vehicles during the early hours of June 1. The incident occurred amid a severe heatwave gripping the Kashmir Valley, which has driven increased tourist activity in the scenic Gurez Valley, located close to the Line of Control (LoC).
