Leh, Ground Zero: The Leh Airport does not give any indication of the devastation that the sudden cloudburst wrought on the Ladakh capital late on Thursday night. The Army and the Air Force have managed to completely wipe out the slush that the runway was under through the day on Friday.
So, flights landed - commecial as well as military - on Saturday morning bringing with them tourists, journalists like me and of course, the relief team from the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF).
The Air Force brought in two big IL-76s and three AN-32s with relief material, medicines and a medical team.
The main market is still closed but many tourists, Indians and foreigners, are milling around.
A lot of work remains to be done but the effort is already on. The priority right now is to find the 400-odd people declared missing.
So, flights landed - commecial as well as military - on Saturday morning bringing with them tourists, journalists like me and of course, the relief team from the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF).
The Air Force brought in two big IL-76s and three AN-32s with relief material, medicines and a medical team.
The main market is still closed but many tourists, Indians and foreigners, are milling around.
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A lot of work remains to be done but the effort is already on. The priority right now is to find the 400-odd people declared missing.
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