Amaravati, Jul 10 (PTI) At least five pilgrims, including two women, from Andhra Pradesh were reported missing in the cloudburst and flash flood near the holy Amaranth cave in Kashmir, the state government said here on Sunday.

Also Read | Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister Says, 'Need To Develop World Class Higher Educational Institutes'.

The five pilgrims belonged to different towns in the state and remained "untraced" after the tragedy near the holy cave.

Also Read | Eid-al-Adha 2022: Devotees Gather at Delhi’s Jama Masjid To Offer Namaz on Occasion of Bakrid; Watch Video.

The state government dispatched AP Bhavan additional resident commissioner Himanshu Kaushik to Srinagar to coordinate with the local authorities and ensure safety of AP pilgrims, an official release here said.

The AP government also opened a dedicated helpline number 1902 to extend required help to pilgrims from the state.

Helplines were also set up in the AP Bhavan in New Delhi for any assistance to pilgrims and their relatives, the release added.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)