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Cloudbursts in Jammu & Kashmir Kill 10, Leave Others Missing

Rescuers are working in remote villages with IMD warnings of further rain through early next week.

Overview

  • In Ramban’s Rajgarh area, a post‑midnight cloudburst triggered flash floods that killed three people, left two missing and swept away two houses and a school building, officials said.
  • A landslide linked to heavy rain buried a home in Reasi’s Mahore area, killing seven members of one family, including five children, according to local police.
  • Search and relief operations by SDRF, police and district teams are underway, with access slowed by washed‑out roads and debris and temporary relief camps set up for displaced residents.
  • Authorities reported closures and damage on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway, ordered school shutdowns in parts of the division and issued yellow and orange alerts for several districts.
  • Separate cloudbursts and landslides in Uttarakhand left at least five to six dead and 11 missing across Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri and Bageshwar, with searches intensifying as weather briefly improved.