Jammu and Kashmir, flash floods
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Rescue operations are ongoing, with landslides affecting nearby areas. The district administration is monitoring water levels and advising residents to stay away from water bodies due to heavy rains and potential flooding.
A t least four people are feared dead and many others injured due to flooding caused by a cloudburst in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said on Sunday. The cloudburst reportedly struck Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
The officials said the cloudburst hit Jod Ghati in Rajbagh area of the district during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, snapping access to the village and causing some damage to land and property.
The cloudburst struck Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, snapping access to the village and causing some damage to land and property, they said. After hectic efforts,
Himachal Pradesh faced flash floods in Mandi, damaging roads and services, while a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua left four people feared dead. Landslides blocked key highways as heavy rainfall continued to batter both states.
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Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kotranka, Dil Mir confirmed the shifting of the affected families to a government accommodation at a safer place to prevent loss of lives.
Over 30 people are dead and several are injured after a cloudburst hit a remote mountain village in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. It triggered flash floods, which swept away a langar and structures at Chashoti village.
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More than 30 people were killed after flash floods triggered by the massive cloudburst tore through Kishtwar's Chositi, damaging several homes and forcing authorities to even halt the annual yatra to the shrine.
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