Srinagar, June 2 -- Srinagar- Severe weather conditions swept across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, claiming two lives, triggering flash floods and road blockades, and causing extensive damage to crops and orchards in several districts.

A man was killed and his wife critically injured after a tree uprooted by strong winds fell on them near the Janglat Mandi-Lal Chowk road in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Rafiq Kujwal of Utross. His wife was shifted to a hospital, where her condition was stated to be critical.

In Doda district, a woman identified as Pinki Devi of Khuddhar died after being struck by lightning during the evening.

Meanwhile, three cloudbursts and heavy rainfall triggered flash fl...