NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains this season have badly battered Jammu and Kashmir, triggering swollen rivers and landslide-like situations. The incessant rains have caused major damage to infrastructure, meanwhile, a video has gone viral, capturing a road getting washed away.
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As Tawi River flows in spate, it wreaks havoc in the region. The video showed a road connecting the fourth Tawi Bridge with Bikram Chowk washed away.
Meanwhile, at least 30 killed after heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine, according to Paramvir Singh, senior superintendent of police, Reasi.
"A landslide incident has occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari, some injuries are feared. Rescue operations are underway along with required manpower and machinery. Jai Mata Di," the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) had said in a post on X.
Continuous rains in the region also hit railway and flight services.
Due to looming danger, administration evacuated hundreds of people on Tuesday from the banks of several flooded rivers and inundated low-lying areas in the state. The Army, NDRF, SDRF and local administration have launched massive operations to respond to distress calls as rain continues to batter the region.
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As Tawi River flows in spate, it wreaks havoc in the region. The video showed a road connecting the fourth Tawi Bridge with Bikram Chowk washed away.
VIDEO | Jammu: Road connecting the fourth Tawi Bridge with Bikram Chowk washed away as the swollen Tawi river wreaks havoc in the region.
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Hundreds of people were evacuated Tuesday from the banks of several flooded rivers and inundated low-lying areas in Jammu and Samba districts… pic.twitter.com/VqLggrpm6d
Meanwhile, at least 30 killed after heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine, according to Paramvir Singh, senior superintendent of police, Reasi.
"A landslide incident has occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari, some injuries are feared. Rescue operations are underway along with required manpower and machinery. Jai Mata Di," the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) had said in a post on X.
Continuous rains in the region also hit railway and flight services.
Due to looming danger, administration evacuated hundreds of people on Tuesday from the banks of several flooded rivers and inundated low-lying areas in the state. The Army, NDRF, SDRF and local administration have launched massive operations to respond to distress calls as rain continues to batter the region.
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