In pics: Cloudbursts cause flash floods in Himachal, J&K, Ladakh
Flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh killed at least 17 people, damaged several houses and a mini hydro-power plant while many north Indian states received widespread rainfall on July 28.
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A series of cloudbursts struck different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh killing eight people while 17 went missing on Wednesday. Seven bodies were recovered from the worst-hit Dacchin area of Kishtwar and 17 people were rescued in a joint operation by the police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). In Rajouri district, a person drowned in the swollen Saktoi nallah.(PTI)
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Army personnel during a rescue operation after flash floods due to a cloudburst at Honjar in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir on July 28.(PTI)
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Seven bodies were recovered from the worst-hit Dacchin area of Kishtwar and 17 people were rescued in a joint operation by the police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). (Courtesy- Indian Army)
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Police officials said the cloudburst in Kishtwar happened around 4.30 am triggering flash floods in the remote village located on the banks of a stream.(PTI)
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