India, Aug. 26 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued red alerts for various districts in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, predicting heavy rainfall in the area.

In Jammu and Kashmir, the red alert is mostly confined to the Jammu region. It encompasses the Reasi, Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, and Doda districts. As of Tuesday morning, according to IMD, the Kishtwar district is also under a red alert.

Several roads and train services have been closed in Jammu and Kashmir due to intense rain. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway is blocked due to multiple landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at Marog, Digdol, Battery Chashma, and Kela Morh in Ramban district.

The officials said a portion of th...