Evacuation underway in 5 border districts of Jammu region; Abdullah visits relief camps

Evacuation underway in 5 border districts of Jammu region; Abdullah visits relief camps

Evacuation underway in 5 border districts of Jammu region; Abdullah visits relief camps

JAMMU: (May 9) People are being evacuated from at least five districts in the Jammu region bordering Pakistan amid a continued cross-border shelling, which has left 18 dead and wounded nearly 60 wounded this side.

Thousands have so far been shifted to safe places to relief camps.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, along with Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and Minister Satish Sharma, visited relief camps in Jammu, Rajouri, and Samba districts to oversee arrangements and reassure displaced families.