Several residential houses were inundated due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Wednesday.
Residents said that heavy rains triggered flash floods in Ashtengoo, Putushai, Turkpora, Onagam, Bilal Colony and Hothbal villages of the district.
They said that at many places including Onagam, Turkpora and Ashtengoo some canals are flowing over the banks, thereby triggering flash floods.
The residents alleged that district administration was missing on the ground as none of the officials have visited the areas so far.
“No help has reached us so far from the district administration. The villagers on their own have started plugging the places where canals have breached,” said Sanan, a resident of Onagam.
An official of the district said that they received calls many areas and they are deputing teams to these areas.
Meanwhile, a 50-year-old man was killed and his son injured when their house collapsed following heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said today.
In the incident, Bahadur Singh was killed and his son Kamal Singh was injured, they said.
“Due to heavy rains, the house collapsed in Duggar area of Kathua district late last night,” police said.
Heavy rains trigger flash floods in Bandipora, House collapses after heavy rains in Jammu one killed
