Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Doda, J&K, burying several houses, shops, and vehicles under debris. No casualties have been reported, but an official confirmed damage to at least 10 houses and 25 shops. Locals are urging government aid.
Several houses, shops, and vehicles were buried under a pile of debris on Tuesday morning after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in the upper reaches of the Thathri area of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir. Locals in the area saw multiple damaged buildings and crushed vehicles early morning, Stones and debris on the road had led to people climbing on top of them assess damage in the area. Multiple vehicles were upturned with as stones covered the cars and mud made them look as if they were sunk to the ground.
Currently there has been no reported casualties in the landslide. Mud, rocks, and debris swept through the town situated in the upper reaches of Thathri in Doda district.
Official Confirms Damage
The Tahsildar of the area, Satish Rana, has said that after preliminary search, atleast 10 houses and 25 shops have been damaged due to the sliding mud and debris in the area “There was a lot of rainfall which started at 12 o clock in the night, late at night, probably due to a cloud burst heavy debris has come in, with people’s houses being damaged and muddy waters entering their houses. According to a preliminary count, around 10 houses have been damaged and 25 houses have been damaged,” Tahsildar Rana told ANI.
Eyewitnesses Recount Horror
One of the locals in the area told ANI that while there is no loss of lives, there has been large scale property damage. He has urged the government to assess the full extent of the damage to the area. “I thank Allah that there has been no loss of lives, but there has been property damage. The government should assess the extent of the large-scale damage here,” a local told ANI.
Another local said that while rainfall started late at night, water started coming onto the streets at 3 o clock in the morning. “At night, after we had gone to sleep, and at 12:30 in night we woke up due to the sound of heavy rain. We kept on looking at the water flowing. At around 3 AM a flood came in and swept everything away. Some locals were thinking that they would be gone then. The condition was very bad then,” local in the area named Shamauddin told ANI.
He also highlighted how multiple houses and people’s cars have been washed away or buried under debris. According to him, only the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) has come to look at the area. He has also called for ensuring that relief is given to the affected people. “There are people who have lost so much, they don’t have blankets to sleep properly, atleast they should get some help,” the local said.
Excess Rainfall Recorded
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Doda had received a large excess of rainfall on July 6th too. The area received 26.6 mm of rainfall on Monday, way above the 4.1 mm normal range of rainfall for the area. Apart from Doda, Kishtwar, Udhampur, Riasi, Jammu, Samba, Khatua also received a large excess of rainfall. (ANI)
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