Jammu, Aug. 20 -- Heavy rains across various districts in Jammu and Kashmir have triggered flash floods in many rivers and drains, along with incidents of landslides and traffic disruptions, officials said on Wednesday.

Rain has also caused damage to structures, blocked the inter-regional Mughal road and also interrupted the vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, they added.

Torrential rain in Jammu turned a stretch of the highway near the Ban toll plaza into a river-like flow, bringing the traffic movement to a halt and causing major inconvenience to commuters, they said.

A landslide at Nandni tunnel disrupted traffic briefly as debris was removed to restore movement, they said, adding there were also minor landslide...