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| Villager washed away, 19 rescued |
| Jammu flash flood: Villager washed away, 19 rescued
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| INDIA
, 13-August-2010
5:19:36 AM |
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A villager was washed away in flash floods while 19 others were rescued from the swirling waters in Jammu and Poonch districts early this morning.
Heavy rains, which lashed the mountainous districts of Jammu region, triggered flash floods in Tawi, Chenab, Sanglad, Charsu, Basantar, Khanetar and Ujh rivers in Jammu, Poonch, Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur districts, police said.
Most of the rivers were flowing above the danger mark, they said.
An elderly villager identified sa Parmanand was washed away in Charsu river in Katra belt of Reasi district early this morning, they said.
An army vehicle was also washed away in the flash floods in Sanglad river in Mendhar area of Poonch district, they said, adding two jawans - Havaldar Pintoo Majumdar and Lance Naik Sunil- who were trapped in the flash floods in the vehicle were rescued.
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