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Srinagar: The flood situation in most parts of Kashmir eased on Friday as the water levels in the River Jhelum and other water bodies in the valley went below the danger mark in the wake of improvement in the weather, officials said.

There has been very little rainfall across the Kashmir valley in the past 24 hours, and the water levels in the River Jhelum, its tributaries, and other water bodies across the valley has started receding.

The water level in the Jhelum at Sangam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, as well as downstream in Srinagar's Ram Munshibagh was below the danger mark, the officials said.

At other p...