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7 Killed at J & K Cloudburst; 9 Dead In Flood Flash HP

7 Killed at J & K Cloudburst; 9 Dead In Flood Flash HP
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Jammu / Manali: Seven people died and many people who were feared missing in the village of Honzar Kiswar J & K as Cloudburst swept home, depot rations, bridges and other properties Wednesday morning.
In Himachal, nine people died while some were reported missing after flash floods in Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba and Chamba Regency on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Honzar remote village in Kishtwar is a three-hour walk from the nearest road, but the rescue team of troops, police and SDRF act and reached a point of time to save many lives.
Officials said Cloudburst hit Honzar Village at around 4:30 in the morning.
Seventeen people were injured in the incident were saved while more than 20 people were still missing, the Commissioner of the Development of Kishtwar District Ashok Kumar Sharma said.
Referring to a similar incident in another part of the district, Sharma said two cloudburst hit the Lambard area long distances the previous night, but there were no living losses reported.
He said 60 families were evacuated from the Paddar area after the rain that was unrelenting.
Flash floods were reported in Paddar, Paddar and Bunjwah in Kishtwar.
The Commander of the VK Singh General from SDRF said, “One of our SDRF teams from Kishtwar has reached an affected village and two more teams are on their way from Doda and Udhampur District.
Two Tim SDRF is waiting for the weather to be upgraded to flown from Jammu and Srinagar for Join the rescue mission.
“He said the NDRF team from Ludhiana was also on his way to Kishtwar.
Clockwatch-based defense spokesman LT Col Devender Anand, “two army columns have been mobilized to help civil administration in rescue operations.” The Union Minister and local parliamentarian Jitendra Singh said he had spoken with DM and Air Force authorities and asked them to transport injured and when needed.
In Lahaul Himachal, ten people, including four employees bro, washed away after flash floods on Tozing Nullah on Tuesday night.
Seven bodies have been restored while three are still missing.
Four people, including one tourist from Ghaziabad, reportedly swept the flash floods at Rivulet Braharmaga at Kullu Manikaran Valley.
Everything is still missing.
One JCB helper was also swept away in the Chamba district and other people fell from the cliff.
They were identified as Sunil Kumar and Nikku, Chamba residents.
According to officials, a Cloudburst in Tozing Nullah in Lahaul washing two labor tents and three vehicles – one is Bro JCB who tried to remove the vehicle.
“Two people were injured and one of them was called the Kullu Hospital.
Seven bodies recovered from debris.
We have been seeking assistance from NDRF, while our disaster management, Bro, Police and the ITBP team have been involved in rescue operations,” Deputy Commissioner said Lahaul-spiti neeraj kumar.
The deceased is all from the bath district.
One body still unknown with the body parts recovered from debris.
Other Cloudburst at Rivulet Braharmagang near Manikaran in Kullu District brought Havoc on Wednesday morning, with flood water entering his residence.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides, blocking a large number of roads in the state.
The Manali-Leh highway is blocked in many places.
Likewise Jalan Keylong-Kahtwar, Chandigarh-Manali National Highway, Botlu Bypass Road and Hightay Manali-Rohtang.
In Kullu, three vehicles were hit by debris when heavy rains triggered local floods in Loran.
In the Lahaul-Spiti district, the main bridge in the village of Jahlma in Lahaul has washed and most of the Nullah is in the decision.
Many roads, including Gramphu-Kaza and stretched Darcha-Shinkula, were blocked because landslides in various places.
Landslides in Karting Village trapped nearly 50 vehicles.
Another reported from Hawaii Mod on Jalan Tandi-Udaipur.
Jahalma Nullah, Shaks Nolah, Changut and Udgos Nolah and Mooning Nullah witnessed Flash floods that washed away vehicles, roads and agricultural land.

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