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SRINAGAR: With seven bodies retrieved and efforts underway to locate the missing residents in Hunzar, the cloudburst pushed Kishtwar into instant mourning. People aware of the area said it is very difficult to locate bodies as the cloudburst has added an unimaginable quantum of water to the local Hunzar rivulet.
Rope Bridge: In the twentieth century, rope bridges were abundant in Kashmir and elsewhere. This rope bridge over the Wadwan river is the main bridge connecting the scores of villages inhabiting the two sides. Image: Mahmood Ahmad
So far 17 persons were recovered in injured condition. Still, more than 20 people are being said to be missing. These injured were washed to the shores by the water currents. Of the persons rescued, five are stated to be in a critical condition.
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9 dead, 19 missing, 17 hurt; scores of houses damaged
9 dead, 19 missing, 17 hurt; scores of houses damaged
Cloudbursts hit Kishtwar, Bandipora, Shri Amarnath cave
Alert sounded as Chenab flows above danger mark
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JAMMU/SRINAGAR, July 28: Seven people were killed while at least 19 went missing and 17 injured, when a cloudburst hit a remote village in Dachhan area of Kishtwar district last mid night, while three more incidents of cloudburst were reported from Bandipora, Shri Amarnath cave and Bhalessa area of Doda wherein several structures were damaged, while two persons died in two separate incidents of flood and landslide in Rajouri and Kargil districts today.
Cloudbursts, flash floods kill 17 people in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
Updated Jul 29, 2021, 8:08 am IST
Amarnath shrine safe, no loss of life reported in cloudburst, assures Jammu & Kashmir govt
Army personnel during a rescue operation after flash floods due to a cloudburst at Hanzor in Kishtwar district. (Photo: PTI)
At least, seventeen people were killed and scores others injured on Wednesday in a series of flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Also 14 persons are missing and dozens of residential houses, bridges, a mosque, standing crops and a mini power plant have been damaged, the officials said.