Srinagar: Up to 16 people were killed on Monday as a devastating flood in the Kashmir Valley forced thousands to flee to safer places as rain-fed streams rushed down the mountains. A man was washed away by a swollen river in Jammu region.
As the water level in the Jhelum river rose menacingly, a high alert was sounded in the region. There are fears of a repeat of the terrible September 2014 floods that killed over 200 people.
A landslide in Laden village in Budgam buried two houses, trapping 16 people from two families under the debris. While six bodies were found, all others are feared killed, officials said.
Earlier report on P-5
