Four killed in cloudburst in J&K village, nearly 35 missing

Six residential houses and a ration store were also damaged in the area.

Four people were killed and nearly 35 others were reported missing after a cloudburst over Hinjar village in the Dacchan area of Kishtwar on Wednesday morning.

Reports said that police have recovered four dead bodies. Six residential houses and a ration store were also damaged. Army and police teams have rushed to the area to carry out rescue operations.

Director-General of Police-cum-Commandant General Home Guard, Civil Defence, and SDRF, V K Singh, said two women were among those killed in the incident.

“One of our SDRF teams from Kishtwar reached the affected village and two more teams are on their way from Doda and Udhampur districts. Two more SDRF teams are waiting for the weather to improve to get airlifted from Jammu and Srinagar to the scene and join the rescue mission,” Singh said.

News Credit: The Indian Express