Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:56am on 30 Aug 2025,Saturday Weather & Environment
Jammu and Kashmir faces devastating rainfall casualties with 11 dead and several missing from fresh landslides and cloudbursts. In Reasi district, seven family members including five children (ages 4-12) perished when their house collapsed during Friday's landslide. Ramban witnessed four deaths and four missing after cloudburst-triggered flash floods swept away homes. The week-long rainfall has paralyzed the region as Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remains closed for five consecutive days, stranding 2,000+ vehicles. Nine inter-district roads are blocked, isolating dozens of villages across Jammu, Samba, Kathua, and Udhampur. Earlier this week, 31 died near Vaishno Devi shrine, suspending the yatra. Weather office issued orange alerts for multiple districts, warning of continued heavy rainfall through weekend.
