New Delhi: Just when we thought it was summer time, the mercury took a plunge of 6.2 degrees in Srinagar on Monday following fresh snowfall in the upper reaches and incessant rains in the plains across Jammu and Kashmir.
Five pilgrims who were on their way to Vaishno Mata Temple in Jammu died due to the severe cold condition.
The five who died at the base camp include two children, an old lady, a 45-year-old man and another 65-year-old man.
On Sunday, there were 14,000 pilgrims at the shrine throughout the way.
Meanwhile, the shrine board is rehabilitating the pilgrims by accommodating them in shops after emptying them. They are also being given blankets, heaters by the shrine board authorities.
Two pilgrims, who were in a serious condition, have been shifted to a dispensary.
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