Jammu: At least four people were Seven and many others injured after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Janglote village of Kathua district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the cloudburst struck during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, damaging a railway track, the Jammu–Srinagar highway and a police station. Indian Minister Jitendra Singh, who represents Udhampur constituency, confirmed the losses and said that the civilian administration, military and paramilitary forces had launched rescue and relief operations.
“The situation is being continuously monitored,” he wrote on X, extending condolences to the families of the deceased.
Officials said water levels in several streams had risen sharply, with the Ujh river flowing close to the danger mark.
Earlier this week, more than 50 people were killed and over 100 injured after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit Chisoti village in Kishtwar district, leaving at least 82 people missing. The disaster occurred on August 14 en route to the Machail Mata temple.