The flash floods and landslide that caused death of three persons has left behind the trail of destruction in the Ramban district. The normal life in the district remained crippled while authorities have suspended the class work in schools for Tuesday also.
A number of villages were cut off from the district headquarters as roads were swept away in flash floods.
Dozens of vehicles including trucks, cars, cabs and oil tankers are buried in the debris of the landslide.
Thousands of tons of debris at over a dozen locations in Ramban district, officials said.
Due to the landslide and flash flood, a portion of road on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban has been damaged.
The highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the second day today.
The officials said efforts are on to restore the highway for vehicular traffic.
A cloudburst struck the Seri Bagna village yesterday, resulting in the death of three persons including two children.
“I have never seen such a weather condition in my entire life. I was woken up by the deafening sound of the cloudburst at around 4.30 am and within no time heard cries for help,” Mohammad Hafiz, a resident of the village said.
Boulders and sludge from landslides and mudslides covered many areas. Hundreds of local volunteers were the first respondents to reach out to the victims in the affected villages.
The officials said about 40 residential houses were damaged after a flash flood hit Dharam Kund village. Ten houses were fully damaged while the rest suffered partial damage.
The devastating calamity also caused extensive damage to standing crops and horticultural produce in several places in the Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley regions of Jammu division.
Local residents have called for urgent administrative support.
“We request that the LG and the CM ensure that the administration stands with the people. The people should be provided with the required help. People should be compensated after an assessment of the loss of the property,” said a resident of the area.
An official said teams from the police, SDRF, civil volunteers, Army and other stakeholder departments and agencies, besides volunteers from the local NGOs are actively engaged in rescue and restoration operations across the affected areas.