Flash-floods continues to bring death and destruction Toll 91 in three days cnskashmir/Neyaz Elahi Srinagar, Sep 5, CNS: The death toll across Jammu and Kashmir from the past three days touched to 91 as on Friday three more persons including a woman lost their lives due to flood furry. At least 14 persons were trapped while four of them died when a landslide hit Thanamandi town in Rajouri district of Jammu province on Friday, Four persons One person died in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district when he came under an electric poll, uprooted due to flash floods. Another person died of heart attacking after he observed gushing waters making entry into his village in Tangmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Two people drowned when strong water currents washed away a bridge at Brazlu in Kulgam district. Three people were washed away when they were crossing Nallah Sukhnag in Khansahab area of Budgam district. Chaos and confusion prevailed for the consecutive third day in Mehjoor Nagar, Bemina, Lasjan, Barzullah, Ram Bagh, Baghat, Channapora, Natipora and other parts of old city due to flash floods. A masjid was partially damaged when the branch of a Chinar tree fell on its roof. Reports said that during the time of incident there was nobody present in the Masjid. Locals at Firdous Abad Fruit Mandi Parimpora told CNS that at least 300 families are still trapped in water, however, nobody from the administration and the government visited their area. Most of the shops in city centre Lal Chowk in Srinagar remained closed while thin movement of traffic was observed on the roads throughout the day.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:41:00 +0000
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