Srinagar- Several footbridges, link roads were damaged and water entered several houses after cloudbursts triggered flash floods in the upper reaches of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday, officials said.
An official said that a cloudburst hit Arin and Dardpora villages today morning, damaging several footbridges as well as retaining walls and crops in the area.
District development council member, Arin, Ghulam Mohiud-din Rather said that flash floods damaged several footbridges, vegetable fields, orchards, and link roads in the twin villages of Arin and Dardpora.
He said that one family residing along the Nallah was evacuated after a boundary wall near their house collapsed due to heavy water flow.
Similarly, another cloudburst in the upper reaches of Chandaji blocked the Bandipora-Gurez road and caused waterlogging in several houses in Pazalpora and its adjoining areas.
The official said that there was, however, no loss of life reported in the incident, while a footbridge got washed away.
He further said that teams have been sent to the area to assess the damage.
Intermittent moderate to intense rainfall continued across the Kashmir Valley on Thursday morning.
Teenager Dies In Lightning Strike
A 16-year-old boy died while two others were injured in a lightning strike incident at Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district today, officials said.
An official said that the lightning hit Banward Bala area in DH Pora following which the rescue operation was launched.
“A boy died in the incident, while two others sustained injuries. Police and civil administration rushed to the spot shortly after the incident,” he said.
The deceased has been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Chouhan, son of Mohammad Hussain Chouhan, from Bangward Bala while the injured was identified as Rafakat Ahmad Chouhan, also the son of Mohammad Hussain Chouhan, from Bangward Bala.
Bashir-ul-Hassan, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Noorabad, told KNO that the lightning strike incident occurred between 6:00 and 6:30 AM in Bangward.
“Three children were near a tree with their livestock when the lightning struck. A boy, aged 15-16, lost his life, and two others were injured, one with minor injuries,” he said, adding that soon after the incident, the concerned magistrate reached the spot, and immediate relief was provided.
The SDM urged people to stay away from trees and riverbanks during bad weather conditions.
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