03/06/2026
JAMMU, Jun 2: Heavy rain triggered three cloudbursts and multiple flash floods in Doda, Kishtwar and Poonch districts on Tuesday, blocking roads, inundating residential areas and trapping vehicles under debris, officials said.
No loss of life has been reported so far, they added.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha are closely monitoring the situation, with emergency teams deployed across affected areas.
Meanwhile, a woman was killed after she was struck by lightning in Doda district on Tuesday, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Pinki Devi, a resident of Khuddhar, who died on the spot, they said.
Two cloudbursts were reported in Kishtwar district -- the first in the Gahan area of Sarthal and the second in Machhipal -- while another cloudburst struck the Thathri area of Doda district, triggering flash floods.
In Doda, flash floods swept through parts of Thathri, trapping several parked vehicles in debris and forcing authorities ...