J-K: Cloudbursts wreak havoc across Valley, flash floods inundate Poonch, Rajouri, Pahalgam

A woman was washed away while hundreds of people were evacuated as multiple cloudbursts struck the Valley on Monday, triggering flash floods in several districts, officials said. Naseema Begum (52) was washed away in a flash flood caused by a cloudburst as she was trying to manoeuvre across a culvert over a swelled stream in Lolab area of Kupwara district, officials said. Cloudbursts also struck the tourist resort of Pahalgam in Amantnag, Herpora in Shopian and Dardpora in Bandipora district, officials said, adding that some bridges and roads have been damaged due to the flash floods.