Shivam Bakshi
Poonch July 10 (NVI): At least 25 people were rescued after flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall inundated Ari village in the Mendhar subdivision of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday evening, officials said.
The sudden flooding affected at least eight houses as rainwater entered residential areas following a sharp rise in the water level, they said.
Teams of the Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out rescue operations and safely evacuated at least 25 people from the flood-hit locality, officials added.
Officials said that despite the heavy rainfall, the water levels in Mendhar Nallah, Poonch River and Suran River were flowing below the alert level at 8 p.m. They said the situation was being closely monitored and an assessment of the damage was underway.(NVI)
