Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch has been hit by flash floods. Zojila pass has been hit badly by the floods. Due to this, the Sringara – Leh highway has been closed. The flash floods were mainly orchestrated by the blockages of the drainage in town.
Three persons, including two minors, died, while two are still missing due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Kathua district of Jammu region today.
JAMMU, July 31: Three people were washed away in a flash flood amid heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday, officials said. The three were washed away in the district’s Tarnah nallah, they said, adding that rescue operations have been started. The three people have been identified as Dev Raj (50), Bablu (48) and Kamal Singh (60) – all residents of Sallan, they said. (AGENCIES)
Three people were washed away in a flash flood in the Kathua district on Sunday. Parts of Jammu and Kashmir have been witnessing heavy rainfall for the past few days.