Srinagar/Poonch, July 8 -- Heavy rain lashed many parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, triggering flash floods in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch that left one person dead, officials said.

Srinagar and other areas in Kashmir were also pounded by torrential rains, ending a prolonged heatwave during which the Valley had experienced the hottest July day in more than 70 years.

A cloudburst occurred in Khori Wala Bela Bala of Loran tehsil in Poonch, where a person identified as Gulam Mohammed lost his life, the officials said.

The intense rainfall triggered a surge in water levels, landslide-like conditions and flash floods in the area this evening, they said, adding that the Loran road was blocked.

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