3 killed in Kashmir, dozens of houses damaged, many areas still without electricity, road access
Srinagar: Heavy snowfall across Kashmir wreaked havoc on Wednesday, killing three persons and causing severe damage to residential houses and property.
The three deaths reported on Wednesday were of one person each from Srinagar, Kupwara, and Shopian districts. Reports said that an elderly woman, Rahami Begum, 81, died after coming under snow slide at Trehgam village of Kupwara on Wednesday. In Srinagar, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Sub Inspector lost his life after a shed collapsed on him due to the heavy snowfall, at a former legislator’s house in Hazratbal area of the city outskirts. The deceased was identified as HC Murmu. He was taken to Sub-district hospital Hazratbal but later succumbed to his injuries upon reaching SKIMS Institute, Srinagar.