J&K hit by worst flood in 6 decades, toll reaches 88
6 Sept 2014 6:06 AM IST
Incessant rains since Wednesday have worsened the flood situation, leaving 88 people dead till now and disrupting normal life. Schools and colleges across the state have been closed till Monday while universities in Kashmir have suspended all work for two days. Almost all 10 district in Jammu region are affected.
River Jhelum and many other streams were swollen and had inundated most areas in five districts of Kashmir leaving 10 people dead. Three more districts out of 10 in the Valley have also been affected by the flood fury.
Jhelum in Srinagar is flowing at 22.40 feet, 4.40 feet above danger mark, as many areas in the summer capital of the state have been submerged.
Leading from the front, chief minister Omar Abdullah was in flood-hit areas of Srinagar during the night overseeing the rescue operations and visited several affected areas in south Kashmir on Friday.
Omar supervised the evacuation of patients from Bone and Joint Hospital at Barzulla late last night. 19 deaths were reported on Friday from Jammu region apart from recovery of five bodies from Thursday’s bus mishap in which 50 members of marriage party were washed away in Rajouri district, officials said.
Ten people were killed when a house was buried in a landslide in Thanamandi belt of Rajouri district, a police officer said adding that some more people are missing and operation is on to rescue them.
Two more died in Sunderbani and Darhal belts of Rajouri districts. In Jammu district, bodies of two persons, who were washed away, were recovered from canal here. In Reasi, four persons were killed and one died in Udhampur district.
River Jhelum and many other streams were swollen and had inundated most areas in five districts of Kashmir leaving 10 people dead. Three more districts out of 10 in the Valley have also been affected by the flood fury.
Jhelum in Srinagar is flowing at 22.40 feet, 4.40 feet above danger mark, as many areas in the summer capital of the state have been submerged.
Leading from the front, chief minister Omar Abdullah was in flood-hit areas of Srinagar during the night overseeing the rescue operations and visited several affected areas in south Kashmir on Friday.
Omar supervised the evacuation of patients from Bone and Joint Hospital at Barzulla late last night. 19 deaths were reported on Friday from Jammu region apart from recovery of five bodies from Thursday’s bus mishap in which 50 members of marriage party were washed away in Rajouri district, officials said.
Ten people were killed when a house was buried in a landslide in Thanamandi belt of Rajouri district, a police officer said adding that some more people are missing and operation is on to rescue them.
Two more died in Sunderbani and Darhal belts of Rajouri districts. In Jammu district, bodies of two persons, who were washed away, were recovered from canal here. In Reasi, four persons were killed and one died in Udhampur district.
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