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Eight killed, 1,500 houses damaged in Jammu floods

Updated On: 17 August, 2013 11:38 AM IST | | Agencies

Eight people have died and over 1,500 houses suffered extensive damage due to floods caused by incessant rains in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday

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Of those killed, five died in a house collapse while three were washed away by swollen rivers since Friday, an administrative official told IANS.

Eight killed, 1,500 houses damaged in Jammu floods
An Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter hovers above the Tawi river during a rescue sortie to pick up two men (R) stranded during floods in the outskirts of Jammu on August 14, 2013. Pic/AFP

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