20/07/2026
JAMMU, Jul 19: At least 12 people were killed and several others went missing as torrential rains triggered cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides across the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri on Sunday, c-ausing widespread damage to houses, roads and other infrastructure and prompting massive multi-agency rescue operations.
The worst devastation was reported from Surankote tehsil of Poonch district, where most of the casualties occurred. Poonch Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Sharma said at least 16 people were feared dead in the district, with nine bodies recovered till then. A police official later said another body was recovered in Surankote, taking the number of bodies retrieved in Poonch to 10.
Two people, including a woman, were also killed in flash floods in Rajouri district, taking the confirmed death toll in the twin border districts to 12, officials said.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah cut short his stay in New Delhi and rushed back to Jammu to oversee the rescu...