Three individuals had been killed and greater than 100 had been rescued after heavy rain triggered flash floods in elements of the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Sunday, officers stated. With the most recent fatalities, 5 individuals have misplaced their lives in rain-related incidents within the Jammu area in two days.
“There was a heavy hailstorm, a number of landslides and quick winds all through the evening within the Ramban area, together with the areas surrounding the Ramban city,” Union Minister and Udhampur MP Jitendra Singh stated in a submit on X.
He stated the nationwide freeway stands blocked and “sadly”, there have been three casualties and lack of property for a few households.”
The officers stated a cloudburst struck the Seri Bagna village of Ramban, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. “The rescue operation within the village was persevering with when the final experiences had been acquired,” officers informed information company PTI.
Whereas three individuals had been killed on Sunday, two individuals, together with a lady, had been killed and one other lady injured once they had been struck by lightning within the Arnas space of Reasi district late on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated he was “extraordinarily anguished by the tragic landslide and flash flood in Ramban, which have brought on appreciable harm to life and property…”
“We’re in contact with the native administration to make sure quick rescue efforts wherever wanted,” the CM posted on X.
He knowledgeable that he can be reviewing restoration, aid, and restore plans in a while Sunday.
“For now, the main target stays on managing the state of affairs on the bottom. Residents are suggested to observe journey advisories and keep away from non-essential motion in susceptible areas,” Abdullah stated.
Huge harm
A senior authorities official stated there had been large harm within the Ramban district resulting from heavy rain, cloudbursts, high-velocity winds, landslides and hailstorms.
The officers stated round 40 residential homes had been broken after a flash flood hit Dharam Kund village. Ten homes had been absolutely broken whereas the remainder suffered partial harm.
They stated greater than 100 trapped villagers had been rescued by police personnel who rushed to the spot regardless of the continual downpour and cloudbursts. They added that a number of automobiles had been swept away within the flood attributable to an overflowing stream.
A number of elements of the Jammu and Kashmir, together with Jammu and Udhampur, have been going through heavy rains previously few days, wrecking property and blocking Nationwide Highways.
In Udhampur’s Namban space, Nationwide Freeway 44 was blocked as a result of heavy rains the earlier evening. On April 17, a number of timber had been uprooted resulting from heavy winds and rain, resulting in destroyed property, energy outages and roads being blocked.
In Rajouri, a extreme windstorm accompanied by thundering hailstorms brought on destruction throughout the Kalakote sub-district on April 19.
“The incessant rain additionally triggered landslides and mudslides at practically a dozen locations between Nashri and Banihal alongside the strategic Jammu-Srinagar Nationwide Freeway, prompting site visitors to be suspended,” officers stated.
In the meantime, at the very least 22 households had been shifted as a precautionary measure as a result of lurking risk of a landslide within the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a authorities official stated.
The worst-affected areas embody Tehsil Kalakote and Mogla Block, the place robust winds tore by the area. Some homes with tin-sheet roofs had been unable to face up to the storm’s depth. The storm additionally broken the roof of the SKME Faculty constructing in Kalakote.
(With inputs from businesses)
