Flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away a culvert on the Jammu-Rajouri highway, prompting authorities to divert traffic, officials said on Friday.
Chopper service to the shrine has also been suspended because of inclement weather. However, pilgrims can reach the shrine atop Trikuta Hills will continue on the old track, officials said on Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir: Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra on New Track Suspended as Katra Witnesses Heaviest Rainfall in Past 43 Years.
He said a house collapsed in Surjan village, killing two people while three are feared trapped. Reports of house collapse were also received from several other villages in Bani tehsil, resulting in the death of two people, the officer said. Jammu and Kashmir Rain Videos: Four Killed After Several Houses Collapse Due to Heavy Rainfall in Kathua.
A western disturbance has arrived over western parts of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The system will move across Western Himalayas over the next 3 days affecting Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. Light to moderate rain and snow will be experienced over Jammu & Kashmir today and tomorrow and over Himachal Pradesh on 01st November.