At least seven persons were killed and five others injured in two separate incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said.The calamity struck Jodh Ghati village of Rajbagh and Janglote amid heavy overnight rains in the district.
District Development Commissioner, Kathua, Rajesh Sharma along with senior civil and police officers rushed to the scene to supervise the rescue and relief operation.
While five persons lost their lives in Jodh Ghati which was hit by the cloudburst, snapping access to the village and causing damage to some houses, two persons lost their lives in landslide triggered by rains at Janglote area, the officials said.
They said five persons were evacuated to hospital from Jodh Ghati where a joint rescue operation by police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local volunteers are continuing.