At the least 4 folks have been killed and 6 injured in flash floods after heavy rain in Ghati village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officers stated on Sunday. This comes simply days after an analogous incident attributable to a cloudburst in Kishtwar claimed at the very least 60 lives.
A household was additionally feared buried underneath particles after a landslide hit a spot known as Juthana Jod close to Ghati within the early hours of Sunday. It was across the similar time that suspected cloudbursts struck Ghati, a distant village in Rajbagh space of the district, and two different places close by, snapping entry to the village.
“The incidents occurred between 3.30 and 4 am,” stated inspector Ajay Singh from the the police station of Rajbagh space, “Advance events have reached the realm.”
District policve chief Shobhit Saxena confirmed the dying toll and stated, “There was no cloudburst, however there have been flash floods. Now we have additionally knowledgeable the military; they’re on a standby.”
A joint crew of the police and the State Catastrophe Response Pressure (SDRF) has reached Ghati to affix the locals in rescue efforts. Our bodies of 4 individuals have been recovered whereas six have been rescued in an injured situation, officers advised PTI.
Waterlogging at police station
Heavy rain led to sharp enhance within the ranges in Sahar Khad and Ujh rivers, officers advised HT.
Railways tracks have been broken and visitors on the principle roads, together with the nationwide freeway within the space, was additionally affected. The police station at Kathua additionally noticed main waterlogging.
Union minister Jitendra Singh additionally posted particulars on X, and wrote: “The civilian Administration, Army and Paramilitary has swung into motion. The state of affairs being constantly monitored.”
Landslides hit Bagard and Changda villages, too, underneath the jurisdiction of Kathua police station and Dilwan-Hutli in Lakhanpur police station space however there was no main report of harm, the information company reported.
Earlier, at the very least 60 folks, most of them pilgrims, have been killed in flash floods on the Machail Mata Yatra route at Chasoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday afternoon.
