At least four people were killed and many others were injured due to flooding caused by a cloudburst in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Sunday.
The cloudburst struck a village in Janglote during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who is a member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur, said a railway track, the National Highway-44 and a police station were also damaged in the cloudburst.
“The civilian administration, military and paramilitary have swung into action. The situation is being continuously monitored,” he posted on X after speaking to a senior police officer in Kathua.
“My sincere condolences to the families of the deceased,” he added.
“Chief Minister has expressed grief over the tragic loss of lives and damage caused by landslides in several parts of Kathua, including Jodh Khad and Juthana, which claimed four lives and left many injured,” his office said on X.
“He conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured, and assured all necessary assistance,” the statement added.
Kathua’s Weather Advisory After Cloudburst
The Kathua administration issued a weather advisory and said “heavy to very heavy rainfall” is reported across the district. It also requested the public to stay away from water bodies.
“The public is strongly advised to avoid going near rivers, streams, nahallas and other water bodies, besides avoiding hilly and landslide and other risk-prone areas. Due to heavy rainfall, water levels can rise rapidly, increasing the risk of flash floods and landslides,” the District Information Centre, Kathua, said in a post on X.
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