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Six killed in cloudburst in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir

Updated on: 21 July,2017 09:18 AM IST  |  Bhadarwah
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Six people were killed and 11 injured after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Thathri town of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday

Six killed in cloudburst in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir

Houses washed away after the cloudburst at Thatri village in Doda district . PIC/PTI
Houses washed away after the cloudburst at Thatri village in Doda district . PIC/PTI


Six people were killed and 11 injured after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Thathri town of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, inundating vast areas along the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway and washing away half a dozen houses.


While 11 people have been rescued from the debris, many others are feared trapped and the toll is likely to rise, the police said.


Four of a family were among those killed in the cloudburst that damaged six houses, two shops and a school.

“Flash floods triggered by cloudburst hit Thathri town at 2.20 am, resulting in a massive increase in the nullah flowing along the Jamai Masjid locality close to the town,” a police officer said.

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