One woman was killed as rain wreaked havoc in parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Several stretches of roadways were either swept away or caved in as most streams and rivers were in spate throughout the day.
Jana Begum, 52, fell into a fast flowing stream at Nagsari Kalaroos in north Kashmir’s Kupwara and was washed away by gushing waters. An official said locals and the police tried to rescue her but failed due to the “speed of the water”.
Officials said flash floods hit the areas of Hayhama, Kalaroos and Lolab in Kupwara. District Development Commissioner, Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan, visited Chalgund, Gundisana, Zadipora, Trumnard, Batpora and other areas “where flash floods have damaged standing crops and other infrastructures, including roads, culverts, electricity lines and PHE lines”.
