Two dead, 7 feared killed in landslides in J&K
5 April 2015 4:47 AM IST
Landslides triggered by overnight rains claimed two lives in Baramulla district while at least seven others were feared dead after a house collapsed in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
In Doda, seven members of a family are feared dead in a house collapse about five kilometres from Dessa area.
“The house of Jodh Ram, a resident of Diwalkund in Dessa belt of the district, collapsed on Friday because of heavy rains in the area,” Senior Superintendent of Police (Doda) Javed Naseeb Manhas said.
He said all the inmates of the house are feared dead.
“The incident has taken place at a very remote and inaccessible area. We have rushed a police team to the spot. So far we have not recovered any body but we fear that the all the inmates might have died in the mishap,” he said.
The officer said that police and army have launched a rescue operation, but initial reports suggest that the inmates of the house would not have survived.
While in Uri area of Baramulla district, two persons were killed when a landslide struck them on Friday.
In Doda, seven members of a family are feared dead in a house collapse about five kilometres from Dessa area.
“The house of Jodh Ram, a resident of Diwalkund in Dessa belt of the district, collapsed on Friday because of heavy rains in the area,” Senior Superintendent of Police (Doda) Javed Naseeb Manhas said.
He said all the inmates of the house are feared dead.
“The incident has taken place at a very remote and inaccessible area. We have rushed a police team to the spot. So far we have not recovered any body but we fear that the all the inmates might have died in the mishap,” he said.
The officer said that police and army have launched a rescue operation, but initial reports suggest that the inmates of the house would not have survived.
While in Uri area of Baramulla district, two persons were killed when a landslide struck them on Friday.
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