Srinagar, May 20 -- A 10-year-old girl was killed and her father injured as a tree fell during a windstorm in south Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Monday, and added that there was widespread damage to orchards, residential and commercial structures, and electrical and communication networks due to overnight rains and storm across the Valley.

The deceased, Sobia Reyaz from Rajouri district, dies at Gadarchowgan Keller, they said.

"We referred the injured to a hospital. They are from nomadic population," said Keller block medical officer Rafiq Ahmad. A police officer said that they have sent a team to the area where the girl died.

On Sunday night, the Valley witnessed gusty winds and thundershowers. Many districts received...