Jammu/Srinagar, Three people were killed by landslides in Jammu and Kashmir during the 24 hours since Sunday.
A
senior police officer said Sameena, 17, was killed by a landslide in Surankote
(Poonch) area when she went out to fetch water from a spring in Safadawali
village late Sunday. “A
42-year-old man was killed after he was buried under a landslide in Poonch
district. Efforts to save him proved futile. The body was, however, recovered
and handed over to relatives.”
A girl
named Huda and her mother were also trapped in a landslide in Sunergund village
of Pulwama district on Sunday evening. “Timely
rescue by police and locals saved the mother, but the girl child could not be
saved in this incident,” said the officer. Landslides
are triggered in the mountainous areas of Jammu and Kashmir due to rain and
snowfall. (Source- www.newsroompost.com)
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