Thunderstorm hits Jammu, normal life disrupted
Bhaderwah, Apr 24:
Five persons, including three women, were killed and nine others injured, when a mini bus came under a boulder after a landslide hit a stretch of road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district Wednesday, officials said. The mini bus was on its way to Gandoh from Thathri, when the boulder hit it at Piyakul belt late afternoon on Wednesday, they said. Sub-Divisional Police Officer Gandoh Bhallesa Nawaz Khanday said five persons were killed and nine others injured in the incident. Mohd Anwar Banday, SDM Thathri, said preliminary reports suggest that the mini bus, which was crossing the muddy patch, came under debris and rocks after a sudden landslide. Locals and police immediately reached the spot and after rescuing the passengers, shifted them to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Kahara. Initially, three persons died on the spot and 11 others were injured, some of them critically. Later on, two more succumbed in the hospital, they said.
The deceased have been identified as Shakeela Bagum, Mansoor Ahmad, his wife Gulshan Bagum, Mudaser Husain and Kamlesha Devi- all of them from Doda district.
Meanwhile, Normal life was disrupted in Jammu after a thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds hit the city. Strong winds uprooted trees and disrupted power supply in the city on late Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday. Several autorickshaws and cars were damaged in storm-related incidents, they said. In some areas, trees were uprooted leading to traffic congestion for several hours, the officials said. No loss of life or injury was reported, they said, adding that power supply was restored in some areas of the city.
