Jammu and Kashmir: Army’s rescue operation in flood-hit Rajouri saves 11 civilians
Among the 11 rescued persons, five were children. They were stranded at different places in the flood-affected district following incessant rainfall.
Reports said that the security forces were withdrawing from Hassanpura area of Arwani following clashes during a search operation when the blast took place.
Statesman News Service | Jammu | December 22, 2018 8:24 pm
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Five CRPF personnel and a constable of Jammu and Kashmir Police were wounded on Saturday in a grenade blast during a search operation in Arwani area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Reports said that the security forces were withdrawing from Hassanpura area of Arwani following clashes during a search operation when the blast took place.
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The injured were rushed to sub-district hospital Bijbehara for treatment.
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Further details are awaited.
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Among the 11 rescued persons, five were children. They were stranded at different places in the flood-affected district following incessant rainfall.
Authorities informed that at least three bodies have been recovered in Surankote after landslides, flash floods, and torrential rainfall, while several people remain unaccounted for.
Officials informed that this coincides with the suspension of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra due to the inclement weather forecast.
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