Jammu: Eight persons were killed after heavy rains triggered landslides and left several houses damaged in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Rakesh Minhas ordered an immediate ex-gratia relief of ₹50,000 to the kin of the deceased.
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended, while authorities ordered the closure of schools in Doda and Kishtwar districts as heavy rains lashed the Jammu region, creating a flood-like situation at many places, officials said on Wednesday.
They said rivers and rivulets in many places, especially in Kathua and Samba districts, have reached close to or crossed the flood alert level.
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