Man swept away in flash flood, one dead as landslide hits truck
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- A woman and her son were among four people who died and three others injured in separate incidents of landslide in Reasi, flashfloods in Kathua and road accident in Udhampur districts, respectively, on Saturday, said officials.
"A truck driver was killed and two others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a landslide near Malai Nullah in Mahore area of Reasi district during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday," said a police officer.
The truck was hit by a landslide on a hilly road and as a result the vehicle fell into Malai Nullah, he added. The deceased truck driver was identified as Shahbaz Ahmad, a resident of Jamlan. The injured were identified as Javeed, a resident of Kansooli and Abdul Ghani.
In another incident, a 68-year-old man, driving his car, was swept away in a flashflood in Kathua district. The deceased was identified as Ravi Kumar of Kathua town. "The deceased tried to cross a road stretch flooded with rain waters near Dreamland Park in Kathua. There was a flashflood in the low lying stretch. Despite locals advising him to wait till the water subsided, the old man tried to cross the stretch," said a police officer.
"The strong currents of water swept away the car. Later, a recovery vehicle pulled it out and the body was recovered from it," he added.
Meanwhile, the Met department has issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rains across the Jammu region till Tuesday.
In view of the prevailing weather conditions and the rainfall forecast issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), predicting light moderate rain and thunderstorms at many places during August 23 to 26 with heavy to intense showers at a few places of Jammu division.
"The public has been advised to follow the safety guidelines issued by the administration and avoid unnecessary travel during this period in order to ensure safety and minimise disruptions," said an official spokesperson. Meanwhile, heavy downpour was recorded at several places in upper reaches of Kashmir on Saturday. Srinagar recorded 32.7 degrees day temperature which was 2.7 degrees above normal temperature....
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