People watch a swelling River Tawi from the roof of their houses in Jammu.
Flash Floods, Landslides Wreak Havoc Across Jammu & Kashmir
Relentless rains have battered regions of Jammu & Kashmir over the past four days, triggering floods and landslides. Rescue operation is still underway in Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route near Adhkuwari where a landslide killed at least 32 people and injured 20. Water levels in Tawi, Chenab, Ujh, Ravi and Basanter have risen several feet above the danger level. In Kishtwar, a flash flood washed away 10 residential houses and a bridge in remote Margi area. 12 paramilitary personnel were trapped in the flooded Kathua’s Lakhanpur village. In Jammu’s multi-agency operation led by the District Administration, more than 3,500 residents have been evacuated to safety following incessant rains.
Jammu & Kashmir floods
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Vehicles stuck as a portion of the Fourth Tawi Bridge damaged after relentless rainfall, at Bhagwati Nagar, in Jammu.
Vaishno Devi pilgrimage suspended due to heavy rainfall
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Security personnel at the site as five dead, 14 injured in landslide on route to Vaishno Devi shrine, in Katra of Reasi district.
Flood in Jammu
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A portion of a bridge damaged on the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway due to swollen river following heavy rainfall, in Jammu.
Jammu & Kashmir floods
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Rescue operation underway following a flood threat due to incessant rainfall, in Jammu.
Bridge washes away amid flash floods in Jammu
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A car lies damaged amidst debris after a portion of a bridge was washed away, amid rise in the Tawi river water level due to heavy rainfall, in Jammu.
Tawi river in spate in Jammu
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Water level in River Tawi rises closer to a bridge following heavy rains in Jammu.
Landslide on route to Vaishno Devi shrine
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An injured being brought for treatment at a hospital after a landslide following heavy rainfall, in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.
Flood in Jammu
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Rescue operation underway following a flood threat due to incessant rainfall, in Jammu.
Tawi river in spate in Jammu
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Debris of a house partially collapsed as the Tawi river flows in spate due to heavy rainfall, in Jammu.
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