JAMMU, Aug 7:
A 60-year-old woman died in a house collapse and several structures were washed away as heavy rain lashed large parts of the Jammu region, throwing life out of gear on Wednesday, officials said.
Kako Devi was buried alive along with her two cows when her mud-house collapsed due to heavy rain in the Gundha village of Khawas in Rajouri district in the early hours, they said.
Devi’s body was recovered from under the debris by rescuers, they added.
At least eight residential structures were washed away at Doonga village in Kathua district following a cloudburst, the officials said, adding there was no report of any casualty.
Heavy rain lashed Jammu for more than three hours from 9:30 am and caused waterlogging in low lying areas, disrupting daily life with main city roads witnessing very slow traffic movement.
People faced hardships while commuting through the flooded roads at various
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places, including Dogra Chowk, Canal Road, Bikram Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Gorkha Colony and Sanjay Nagar, while many residents and shopkeepers saw their premises inundated.
The downpour also led to an increase in the water level in the Tawi and other water bodies but there was no immediate threat of floods, the officials said.
According to the local Met office, Rajouri district recorded the highest rainfall at 74 mm during 24 hours ended at 11 am, followed by Jammu at 48.5 mm and Ramban 17.5 mm.
The Met office has forecast wet weather across Jammu division till August 15 with intense showers for a brief period and possibility of flash floods and landslides in vulnerable places across Jammu and Kashmir and heavy rainfall at isolated places in Jammu division.
The water level in the River Tawi was also increased due to overnight rains in the upper reaches.
Heavy rains created havoc in Jammu city and triggered water-logging of roads that caused trouble to commuters.
All national highways including strategic Jammu-Srinagar is also through for the traffic, said a traffic official.
He said that the LMVs are being allowed to move during the day time while the HMVs like trucks, containers will be allowed on the highway later afternoon.
Meanwhile despite heavy rains, the yatra on Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine track continued but inclement weather conditions hit the chopper service to the shrine and it remained suspended.
No major untoward like incident was reported from any part of the Jammu district.
The weatherman however, said that the risk of flash flood, mudslide, landslides has also increased due to heavy rain and people are advised to remain cautious and stay away from streams, rivers and other vulnerable spots.
He said that in the last 24 hours, significant rainfall was reported in Rajouri (74 mm), Jammu (48.5 mm) and Ramban (17.5 mm).
In a fresh forecast, the MeT official said that on August 8-9, brief showers during day time with a spell of rain, thundershower at scattered places mainly during late night and early morning while on August 10-11, a brief spell of rain and thundershower at scattered places of Kashmir Division and from August 12 to 15 a brief spell of rain and thundershower at few places during day time with Light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places over Jammu Division and few places of Kashmir Division towards late night and early morning.
“Intense showers for brief period with possibility of fash floods, landslides and shooting stones over vulnerable places of J&K and heavy Rainfall at isolated places of Jammu Division,” he said.
