KATHUA: At least four people are feared dead and many others injured due to flooding caused by a cloudburst in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Sunday.
The cloudburst reportedly struck Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
The National Highway 44 (NH44), which passes through Kathua, was also affected due to flooding.
The district administration issued a weather advisory and said “heavy to very heavy rainfall” is reported across the district.
It also requested the public to stay away from water bodies.
“The public is strongly advised to avoid going near rivers, streams, nahallas and other water bodies, besides avoiding hilly and landslide and other risk-prone areas. Due to heavy rainfall, water levels can rise rapidly, increasing the risk of flash floods and landslides,” the District Information Centre, Kathua, said in a post on X.
It also released the following helpline numbers: 01922-238796 and 9858034100.
Heavy rainfall has led to a sharp increase in the level of most of the water bodies, with the Ujh river flowing near the danger mark, the officials said.
