Three people were killed and more than 100 were rescued after heavy rain launched lightning floods in parts of Ramban District in Jammu and Kashmir soon on Sunday, the officials said. With the latest deaths, five people lost their lives in the rain -related incidents in the Jammu region in two days.
“There was heavy hail in the Ramban area, several landslides and fast winds, including areas surrounding the city of Ramban,” said the Minister of the Union and Udhampura Jitendra Singh in post X.
He said that the national stands on the highway blocked and “unfortunately”, for several families there were three victims and loss of assets. ”
Officials said Cloudburst hit the village of Seri Bagna Ramban, which led to the death of three people. “The rescue operation in the village continued when the last reports were received,” officials told PTI.
While three people were killed on Sunday, two people were killed, including a woman, and another woman was injured when they were hit by a flash in Arnas in the Reasi district on Saturday.
Minister Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah said “he was” a tragic landslide and a lightning flood in Ramban, causing considerable damage to life and property … “
“We are in contact with the local administration to ensure immediate rescue efforts wherever it is needed,” CM said on X.
He informed that he would later examine the renewal, relief and repair plans on Sunday.
“For the time being, the emphasis remains to manage the situation on Earth. Citizens are recommended to follow the travel board and avoid irrelevant movement in vulnerable areas,” Abdullah said.
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Massive damage
The government official said there was massive damage in the Ramban district due to heavy rain, cloudbursts, wind winds, landslides and hail.
The officials said about 40 residential houses were damaged after the lightning hit Dharam Kund Village. Ten houses were fully damaged while the rest suffered partial damage.
They said that more than 100 imprisoned villagers were rescued by police staff who threw themselves into the place despite the continuous downpour and cloudbursts. They added that several vehicles caused by overflowing current were swept in the flood.
Several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, including Jammu and Udhampur, have faced heavy rain over the past few days, destroyed property and blocked the national highway.
In the Udhampur’s Namban area, the National Highway 44 was blocked due to heavy rains of the previous night. On April 17th, several trees were ecored due to strong wind and rain, leading to destroyed property, power outages and roads.
In Rajouri, a serious wind storm was caused by thunder semolina destruction through the District of Kalakote 19 April.
“The constant rain also triggered landslides and landslides on almost a dozen places between Nashi and Banihal along the strategic national highway of Jammu-Srinagar, which caused traffic to be suspended,” the officials said.
Meanwhile, at least 22 families were moved as preventive measures due to the lurking threat of land landslides in the Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, the government official said.
Among the worst areas are the then Kalakote and Mogla Block, where strong winds were torn in the region. Some houses with tin leaves were not able to withstand the storm intensity. The storm also damaged the roof of the SKME School building in Kalakote.
(With the entry from agencies)
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