At least eleven people lost their lives and seven others were missing as extensive damage was caused after flash floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall struck the LoC regions of the Rajouri and Poonch districts on Sunday.
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.
Several hotels in Kashmir’s iconic Pahalgam were inundated due to flash floods triggered by two cloudbursts in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday night that also damaged homes, roads and farmland, disrupted essential services and prompted the evacuation of tourists and pilgrims, officials said.
NDRF said rescue efforts have been affected by difficult conditions at the site, including the mountainous landscape and changing weather.
A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team has been deployed, while National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel are also moving towards the affected areas for relief and rescue efforts.
Amid heavy rainfall and flash floods, residents of Doda moved to safer locations due to heavy destruction in the area.
Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar has directed that only essential services departments will function.
More than 100 injured persons have been admitted to different hospitals for treatment. As many as 67 injured have been shifted to the government medical college hospital here.
Around 1,300 disaster-affected tourists and locals were airlifted in the last six days while more than 60 were still missing.
The flash floods that ravaged Dharali in Uttarkashi are a grim reminder that India’s most fragile landscapes remain dangerously under-watched.
