Heavy rains cause flash floods in J-K`

March 29, 2015 18:02

Heavy rains pounded several areas of Kashmir damaging many houses and led to closure of Srinagar-Jammu national highway because of landslides with water level in Jhelum river also rising fast.

Heavy rains since yesterday has resulted in damage to at least 44 structures, including 18 houses, due to landslides in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Kashmir, officials said.

The rainfall has forced closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to landslides at some places, an official of the Traffic department said. He said the road was closed yesterday for repairs but fresh downpour has resulted in the arterial road remaining closed for the second day today.

Although the water level in Jhelum was still four feet below the danger mark of 18 feet at Ram Munshi Bagh in the city, the rise of two feet in the past five hours has resulted in panic among the residents, the officials said.

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