New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Unrelenting torrential rains have plunged Doda district into a state of emergency, claiming three lives in Gandoh Bhalessa and causing widespread destruction. Flash floods triggered by swollen streams swept away multiple houses, prompting large-scale evacuations across vulnerable areas.

Deputy Commissioner Doda,

Harvinder Singh

, confirmed the fatalities and said that the

Neeru River in Bhaderwah has breached the danger mark

, submerging several low-lying areas. Affected families have been shifted to safer locations, with many being sheltered at the Doda Community Hall.

Adding to the crisis, a

cloudburst was reported in Charu Nallah of Bhalessa

, a location previously devastated by a similar event three years...