At least 16 people were killed in landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain that lashed several parts of north India over the past 24 hours (ending July 9 morning).
In Jammu and Kashmir, the bodies of two soldiers who were washed away in flash floods in Poonch on July 8 were retrieved.
“Lance Naik Telu Ram was swept away while crossing a mountainous stream. Naib Subedar Kuldeep Singh, the patrol leader, while attempting to save him laid down his life,” an Army spokesman said.
