Kishtwar, Aug. 1 -- Following a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Saturday, agencies were immediately deployed to the site and clearing operations are underway to remove debris and muck from the affected area, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pankaj Kumar Sharma said.

Speaking to ANI, DC Sharma said that the cloudburst incident occured somewhere upstream in the Chatroo area in the district.

"There was a small drain in the area where the student market is located; it overflowed due to a cloudburst that occurred somewhere upstream. Debris and muck washed onto the road, and two adjoining shops and two houses sustained partial damage," he said.

He said agencies were immediately deployed to the site to clear the debris and muck...