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Seven killed, 30 injured as huge boulder rolls down waterfall in J&K's Reasi

Jammu: A huge boulder rolled down a 100-feet high waterfall in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, killing seven people and injuring 30 others, police said.

A group of people, mostly youngsters, were bathing under the Siar Baba waterfall, one of the biggest in north India, at Talwara, 10 kilometres from Reasi town, when the loose rock and other debris fell on them, Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi, Tahir Sajad Bhat said.

He said seven people were killed and 30 injured in the incident.

A large number of people had gathered at the spot to spend Sunday holiday. Many of them were bathing under the waterfall when the incident occurred around 3.30 pm.

The others present at the scene rushed to rescue those trapped under the debris. Police joined them with JCB machines, another police officer said, adding the rescue operation was going on when reports last came in.

He said the death toll might rise as the condition of many injured people was critical.

Most of the dead and injured belonged to Jammu district, the officer said.

The injured included Ashok Kumar and his five-year-old son from Uttar Pradesh.

Eight boys and girls and seven women were undergoing treatment at local hospitals, the officer said.

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