Jammu and Kashmir: Seven of family killed after landslide flattens house in Reasi

Landslide hits J&K's Resai

Seven members of a family were killed after a landslide struck their house in a remote village in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on early Saturday morning, news agency PTI reported citing officials.

The landslide was triggered by heavy rains in Badder village of Mahore, and all seven bodies have been recovered, the officials added.

The deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmad (38), his wife Wazira Begum (35) and their sons Bilal Ahmed (13), Mohd Mustafa (11), Mohd Adil (8), Mohd Mubarak (6) and Mohd Wasim (5).

Officials were quoted by PTI as saying that Nazir and his family were asleep when their house on a hill slope came under the debris brought down by the landslide, burying them alive. The locals frantically searched the debris and were later joined by police, but only managed to pull out the bodies. Moderate to heavy rains lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight.

Cloudburst hits remote village in Ramban

Four people were killed and at least one other is missing after a cloudburst was reported in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban on Saturday.

Several houses were damaged as flash flood hit the Rajgarh area of Ramban following incessant rainfall. Rescue operation is underway, ANI reported.

According to authorities, heavy rain and a cloudburst in the higher reaches triggered the floods, sweeping away houses and damaging several others. Some structures were completely washed off in the gushing waters.