WATCH: Heavy rains around holy Amarnath cave trigger flood scare, yatra pilgrims moved to safer places

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, heavy rains in the high mountains around Holy Cave in Amarnath triggered floods in water body and surrounding springs on Tuesday. [video width=“640” height=“352” mp4=“https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Video-11.mp4"][/video] The incident took place at 3 pm today, ITBP said. Immediate alert was sounded and more than 4,000 pilgrims were taken out of the area safely till now. [video width=“640” height=“352” mp4=“https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Video-2.mp4"][/video] The situation is under control, ITBP added. Earlier, flash floods triggered by heavy rain struck near the shrine on 8 July, left at least 16 people dead and more than 30 missing. The annual 43-day yatra commenced from the twin base camps – traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and 14-km shorter Baltal in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal – on 30 June. The yatra is scheduled to end on 11 August. (With inputs from agencies) Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .