Bodies of 2 flash flood victims recovered in Rajouri and Poonch; Army rescues civilians stranded on river island | India News

JAMMU: Bodies of two flash flood victims, together with a minor woman, have been discovered on Tuesday after intensive searches in Jammu’s Rajouri and Poonch districts, whereas Army troops, in a swift rescue operation, evacuated a number of folks stranded on an island in the swollen Poonch River in Lower Kuniyan space of Poonch.According to officers, a search and rescue operation was launched by a joint group of SDRF, police and native volunteers to hint 20-year-old Atif Hussain Shah, a resident of Dassal, who was washed away whereas trying to cross a stream at Mubarakhpura Keriyan village in Rajouri on Monday night. Drones have been additionally pressed into service, and Atif’s physique was lastly noticed at Dalogra, practically 13 km downstream in the Munawar Tawi.SDRF DSP Jabeen Akhter informed media individuals that the physique was fished out, and handed over to the household after completion of medico-legal proceedings.In one other operation, joint rescue groups recovered the physique of seven-year-old Aysia Kauser of Marah from the Suran River in Shindra space of Poonch after strenuous efforts. She was swept away by robust currents in an area rivulet close to Dhoke Umrah, Bankasi, on Monday, officers mentioned.Army personnel pulled out to security a gaggle of folks stranded on the Poonch River island following a sudden rise in water ranges following heavy rains.Jammu-based Defence PRO, Lt Col Suneel Bartwal, mentioned: (*2*)Authorities in each the border districts have issued advisories asking folks to take all precautions in view of the climate challenges.