Srinagar, April 21 -- Heavy rainfall and cloudbursts triggered flash floods and landslides in several areas of Ramban district early Sunday, leaving three people dead and damaging scores of houses and roads, while more than 100 people were rescued.
Traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended as the road was blocked at nearly a dozen places between Nashri and Banihal due to landslides and mudslides, officials said.
Hundreds of commuters were left stranded on the 250-kilometre highway.
A cloudburst struck the Seri Bagna village, resulting in the deaths of three persons, including brothers Aqib Ahmad and Mohammad Saqib. The rescue operation in the village was continuing when the last reports were received, officia...