New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Four people died and a person was reported missing after heavy rains and flashfloods lashed Rajgarh area of Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Saturday.

The cloudburst triggered flash floods in the mountainous Rajgarh, located about 25 kilometres from the district headquarters, early on Saturday morning, officials were quoted by PTI as saying.

"Three people [including two woman] have died due to heavy rains and flash floods in the Rajgarh area of Ramban. Two people are reported missing, and a rescue operation is going on," the district administration said.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said in a post on X that he spoke to District Collector Ramban Mohammad Alyas Khan. "Cloudbu...