Srinagar, July 13 -- Authorities have started assessment of damages after overnight flash floods due to rains, in a few villages of south Kashmir's Anantnag, caused extensive damage to orchards, hotels and houses.

Officials said Awoora-Pahalgam in Anantnag and its adjoining villages were stuck by flash floods on Saturday evening after a cloud burst flooded the Awoora stream.

They said that the high volume and fast moving stream brought in its wake mud, silt and uprooted trees and electricity poles causing damage to orchards, agricultural land and hotels and houses constructed on the banks of the stream. A part of the road connecting Awoora to Pahalgam was also washed away, disconnecting the village. Many vehicles were also damaged.

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