Srinagar, July 6 -- Srinagar- Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy overnight rainfall battered parts of the Chenab Valley on Monday, damaging the Doda-Kishtwar highway, burying several vehicles near an under-construction hydropower project and disrupting traffic, including movement linked to the annual Machail Yatra.

Officials said floodwaters carrying huge quantities of mud, rocks and boulders swept across the Doda-Kishtwar National Highway at Prem Nagar in Doda district, damaging a portion of the road and forcing suspension of vehicular traffic.

Several vehicles parked along the roadside were trapped in the debris, while traffic remained stranded on both sides of the highway. No loss of life or injuries were reported.

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