Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Moderate to heavy rains lashed Kashmir on Monday, prompting the administration to set up control rooms and issue advisories for public safety.

Despite intermittent rains, major rivers and nallahs are flowing below the danger level. Authorities have ruled out animmediate flood threat in Kashmir.

The downpour affected Srinagar as well as northern and southern districts,including Kupwara, Baramulla, Anantnag, and Pulwama. In Kupwara's Lolab region, torrential showers accompanied by thunder created alarm in the Warnow forest area, where people rushed towards higher ground fearing a possible cloudburst.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) office in Srinagar has forecast moderate to heavy rain in many districts ti...