Rain Swamps India’s Jammu Region with Exented Floods

Rain Swamps India’s Jammu Region with Exented Floods

By AFP Staff Writers

New Delhi (AFP) Aug 26, 2025

Fierce floods swamped the Jammu area of ​​Indian-Edminist Media Reported.

The pressure Trust of India (PTI) News Agency Reported Five People Had Been Killed by a Landslide in the Reasi District, Citing Local Officials.

It also also releases videos that showed brown torrents of raging water smashing into bridges and covening Hindu temples.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said heed he would be taking the “Next available flight” to jammu, calling the situation in many parts of Jammu province “Quite Serious”, He Said in a state a state a state.

PTI reported that phone lines were damaged.

AFP was not due to immediatily contact officials to confirm the exact extent of the Flood Damage.

Floods and Landslides are common during the June-September Monsoon Season, But Experts Say Climate Change, Coupled with Poorly Planned Development, Is Increasing Their Frequence, SEVENCY and Image.

Floods on August 5 overwhelmed the Himalayan Town of Dharali in India’s Uttarakhand State and Buried It in Mud. The likely death toll from that disaster is more than 70 but has not been confirmed.

On August 14, Powerful Torrents Driven by Intense Rain Smashed Into Chisoti Village in Indian-Edministed Kashmir, Killing at Least 60 people.

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