Four Killed In Flash Floods In Jammu

Jammu: Four persons died and three others suffered injuries in flash floods following incessant rains in Jammu region, officials said today.

Over two dozen houses and scores of vehicles have been damaged by the gushing waters.

While two persons died in Udhampur district and two others were injured, one person each died in Jammu and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir since yesterday, they said.

45-year-old Babu Ram was washed away in a drain and his body was recovered yesterday, officials said adding 22-year-teacher Dimple Devi died as a wall collapsed following floods in Udhampur.

Another local identified as Sanjay Kumar slipped in a drain during flash floods in bus stand area in Jammu last night and his body was recovered, they said.

24-year-old Javed was washed away in flash floods in Mani belt of Poonch district yesterday, they said adding his body has been recovered. (PTI)