Jammu, Aug. 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir Information and Technology Minister Satish Sharma on Sunday visited the Kathua district and met the families affected by the cloudburst and landslides that claimed seven lives and left several others injured.

Sharma, who also holds the portfolios of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Transport, Youth Services and Sports, visited the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital and interacted with the injured, an official spokesman said.

Seven members of four families, including five children, were killed and 15 others injured in two separate incidents of cloudburst and landslide in the Jodh Ghati village of Rajbagh and the Bagra village of Janglote amid heavy overnight rains.

The minister intera...