None
EN
Floods, cloudbursts devastate Jammu: Over 12,000 houses damaged, 150 lives lost
['Dinesh Manhotra']
IBTimes India : Top News
As many as 4,200 houses were completely destroyed, and over 8,600 were partially damaged in the recent devastating floods and cloudbursts that struck the Jammu province.
Divisional Commissioner Jammu presented the situation in the Jammu Division, reporting several human and heavy material losses.
He said the floods claimed 150 lives, left 178 people injured, and 33 missing, with Kishtwar recording the highest casualties.
Housing losses were severe, with more than 4,200 homes fully damaged and over 8,600 partially damaged, the worst-hit districts being Udhampur and Jammu.
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, informed that land subsidence along the Circular Road had damaged the backside of the complex, underscoring the need for urgent protective measures.
['restoration'
'devastate'
'kashmir'
'150'
'lives'
'cloudbursts'
'floods'
'damaged'
'nearly'
'lost'
'12000'
'houses'
'jammu'
'losses'
'relief'
'commissioner'
'water']