JAMMU, April 20 -- Three people have died in the cloudburst, while loss of property for some families due to hailstorm and flash floods, and the Jammu-Srinagar national highway is shut after a landslide triggered due to heavy rains in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Officials here on Sunday said that the National Highway was blocked for vehicular traffic at Panthyal, Seri, and other areas of Ramban district, following heavy rainfall that triggered landslides, flash floods at several places in Ramban District.

"Moreover, three persons are killed as a cloud burst wreaks havoc in the remote Dharamkund area of the district," they said.

"Because of constant landslides amid heavy rains, a complete rescue operation cannot be launched by t...