BANIHAL — A man was washed away in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Monday evening, officials said. The incident took place in the Bankoot area of Banihal tehsil, when a cloudburst caused flash floods that washed away a JCB machine along with its operator, they said. Officials […]
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Footbridges, roads damaged as cloudbursts trigger flash floods in Bandipora villages
BANDIPORA — Several footbridges, link roads were damaged and water entered several houses after cloudbursts triggered flash floods in the upper reaches of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a cloudburst hit Arin and Dardpora villages today morning, damaging several footbridges as well […]
Man dies, another injured as cloudburst hits Kulgam village
KULGAM — A man died after a cloudburst hit Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, official said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the cloudburst hit Banward area in DH Pora and soon after a rescue operation was launched. “One person died in the incident, while another […]
Cloudburst hits Thathri in Doda, houses flooded with mudslides
JAMMU — A cloudburst on Friday caused flash floods in Thathri market of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, laying mudslides in several houses and the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway, leading to significant disruption in traffic. However, there have been no reports of injuries or fatalities so far, officials said. The cloudburst followed by flash floods around […]
Cloudburst triggers flashflood in Kulgam villages
KULGAM — Flash flood triggered by a cloudburst created panic in some villages of Devsar in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. An official said that a cloudburst occurred in the upper reaches of Lammar-Hallan area in Devsar today afternoon. “Soon after the cloudburst, there was a sudden downflow of water, creating panic in the […]