{"id":181484,"date":"2025-08-17T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T05:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=181484"},"modified":"2025-08-17T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T05:45:07","slug":"four-killed-as-cloudburst-hits-kathua-in-jammu-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/17\/four-killed-as-cloudburst-hits-kathua-in-jammu-region.html","title":{"rendered":"Seven killed as cloudburst hits Kathua in Jammu region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-181519\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/08\/4-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jammu: At least four people were Seven and many others injured after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Janglote village of Kathua district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the cloudburst struck during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, damaging a railway track, the Jammu\u2013Srinagar highway and a police station. Indian Minister Jitendra Singh, who represents Udhampur constituency, confirmed the losses and said that the civilian administration, military and paramilitary forces had launched rescue and relief operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation is being continuously monitored,\u201d he wrote on X, extending condolences to the families of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said water levels in several streams had risen sharply, with the Ujh river flowing close to the danger mark.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, more than 50 people were killed and over 100 injured after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit Chisoti village in Kishtwar district, leaving at least 82 people missing. The disaster occurred on August 14 en route to the Machail Mata temple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu: At least four people were Seven and many others injured after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Janglote village of Kathua district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 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