Jammu, Aug 16: Explosives were used to blast giant boulders hampering the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the disaster-hit Chisoti village in Kishtwar district on the third day on Saturday.
Army has also deployed additional troops to intensify the efforts.
A total of 60 persons, including three CISF personnel and a Special Police Officer, have died and 80 people were reported missing in the cloudburst and the resultant flash floods that struck the remote village in Padder sub-division on Thursday afternoon.
Around 167 people have been rescued so far, some critically injured. More reports awaited.
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