Artificial lake burst triggers flash floods in Kargil

May 07, 2015 16:07

An artificial lake in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir burst this morning and caused flash floods in the area, prompting authorities to launch an evacuation operation in the affected villages, officials said.

"The artificial lake on river Phuktal, in Zanskar area of the frontier district, burst suddenly at 8:10 am causing flash floods," Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Hassan Khan said.Khan said there were no reports of casualty but there was damage to infrastructure.

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