J&K floods: High alert sounded, toll crosses 65
5 Sept 2014 5:46 AM IST
With flash floods hitting the state of Jammu and Kashmir, over 65 people were declared dead which includes 45 travelling in a bus which was washed away in Rajouri district.
‘So far 20 deaths have been reported in the state due to heavy rains and floods,’ finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather told reporters at a joint press conference with deputy chief minister Tara Chand in Srinagar. At the same briefing, the ministers confirmed that a bus carrying nearly 50 people, mostly members of a marriage party, was washed away in flash floods of Gambhir river in Rajouri district in Jammu region.
Giving the breakup of the figures, Rather said two deaths each have been reported from Anantnag, Baramulla and Budgam districts in Kashmir Valley and seven from Poonch, six from Reasi and one from Doda in Jammu region.
The ministers said that three persons had been rescued till now from the washed away bus and around 45 people are feared dead. Rescue efforts were on till late Thursday evening, he said.
Rather said 150 houses have been damaged in the floods. ‘More than 50 houses are submerged in Anantnag district. Fifteen villages in Kulgam district are also inundated,’ he said. The minister said around 1,500 people were trapped in Asthal village in Kulgam and steps were being taken for their safety.
‘So far 20 deaths have been reported in the state due to heavy rains and floods,’ finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather told reporters at a joint press conference with deputy chief minister Tara Chand in Srinagar. At the same briefing, the ministers confirmed that a bus carrying nearly 50 people, mostly members of a marriage party, was washed away in flash floods of Gambhir river in Rajouri district in Jammu region.
Giving the breakup of the figures, Rather said two deaths each have been reported from Anantnag, Baramulla and Budgam districts in Kashmir Valley and seven from Poonch, six from Reasi and one from Doda in Jammu region.
The ministers said that three persons had been rescued till now from the washed away bus and around 45 people are feared dead. Rescue efforts were on till late Thursday evening, he said.
Rather said 150 houses have been damaged in the floods. ‘More than 50 houses are submerged in Anantnag district. Fifteen villages in Kulgam district are also inundated,’ he said. The minister said around 1,500 people were trapped in Asthal village in Kulgam and steps were being taken for their safety.
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