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11 Dead After Landslide, Cloudburst In J&K's Ramban, Reasi


(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
11 Dead After Landslide, Cloudburst In J&K's Ramban, Reasi. Photo credits: Social Media

Srinagar- At least eleven people have died following a landslide in Reasi district and a cloudburst in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.

Seven members of a family were killed when a landslide struck a house in a remote village in Reasi district, officials said.

The landslide was triggered by heavy rains in Badder village of Mahore, and all seven bodies have been recovered, the officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmad (38), his wife Wazira Begum (35) and their sons Bilal Ahmed (13), Mohd Mustafa (11), Mohd Adil (8), Mohd Mubarak (6) and Mohd Wasim (5).

Officials said Nazir and his family were asleep when their house on a hill slope came under the debris brought down by the landslide, burying them alive.

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