The first people to reach a dumbstruck Choglumsar, were Army jawans and RSS workers; the RSS was holding an annual camp nearby, so all the campers rushed to the site rescuing wailing and crying people. They organized help, informed Delhi's leaders, started a langar the next day and set up a fund -- Ladakh Disaster Relief Fund. But they were not alone. Almost everyone who was anyone began working without delay. The Ladakh Buddhist Association was a pioneer with Sikh, Christian and Muslim associations and Ladakh Mothers' Association.
Last-ditch efforts
With five feet of silt filling the room, utensils in
the shelf look untouched, may be someone is buried there
the shelf look untouched, may be someone is buried there
Petrol pump in a shambles
Thupstan Chhewang receiving a little medical help from Tarun Vijay
Maj Chitra Mukherjee and Brig Datta explaining the condition of a
traumatized Ladakhi woman to the author.
Col Anurag Khanna is the chief of this Army hospital, which
proved a life saver for the victims
traumatized Ladakhi woman to the author.
Col Anurag Khanna is the chief of this Army hospital, which
proved a life saver for the victims
Silt and boulders buried homes underneath.
It seemed we might be walking over buried dead bodies
It seemed we might be walking over buried dead bodies
Dr Anil, who led the RSS rescue team at Choglumsar
Vehicles flew in with flood
and got stuck like this
