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Cloud bursts claim 4 lives in Kashmir 7/17/2015 11:33:37 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, July 17: Four persons were killed in cloud bursts on Baltal and Pahalgam routes of the Amarnath Yatra, officials said Friday. Three bodies were recovered from Kullan area falling under Ganderbal district where a cloudburst struck on Thursday evening. The deceased were identified as 15-year-old Iqra Majid and 10-year-old Momin Ahmad Baba. Besides, an unidentified body was recovered from the Sindh river, a police official said. He said two persons, Rukhsana Jan, 27, and her 4-year-old son Aquib Baba are still missing. A local porter also died when he was struck by lightning in Panjtarni area along the traditional Pahalgam route of the Yatra. He was later identified as Manzoor Ahmad Sheikh. Reports said cloudbursts and heavy overnight rains wrecked havoc in Kralpora area of Chadoora in Budgam district. There were no reports of any casualty. However locals of the area said that cloudbursts caused extensive damage to scores of residential houses, besides destroying crops worth lakhs of rupees. Villagers said that scores of kanals of land with standing crops got damaged in cloudburst and heavy rains. Last week, two boys of a family were killed and two others went missing when a cloudburst struck Pahalgam area. According to officials from Public Health Engineering (PHE), portable water supply to Srinagar from areas like Rangil and Alasteng shall remain affected for time being as cloudburst in Sonamarg has aggravated the turbidity of the Sindh. They said that turbidity in Sindh has reached abnormal levels due to cloudbursts that hit Kangan and Sonamarg areas on Thursday evening. A cloudburst also hit Haapat Naar in south Kashmir's Anantnag district Thursday late evening. As per reports the cloudburst washed nine houses away. Reports of cloud burst incidents were also received from upper reaches of Shopian and Kulgam districts of South Kashmir.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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