3 killed in landslides
TNN Bureau. Updated: 2/23/2019 12:02:00 PM
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33 houses damaged in avalanche
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Three persons, including a minor, were killed and another injured when landslides hit two places in Poonch and Reasi districts even as around 33 houses were damaged in Bandipora district.
A vehicle, carrying three persons in Poonch district, was hit by a landslide at Baila area on the Mandi-Fatehpur road Thursday night, officials said today.
One person, identified as Makho Singh, died on the spot and two others - Anjum and Deepak - were injured and admitted to a hospital by Army personnel, the officials said, adding that Anjum later succumbed and Deepak was shifted to the Government Medical College and hospital here.
A four-year-old boy, who was accompanying his parents, was buried alive under a landslide in Saar village of Reasi district and his body was later recovered, they said.
Meanwhile, thirty-three houses were damaged by an avalanche that hit Gurez border area.
No casualties have been reported so far, officials said.
While 22 houses were completely damaged, 11 were partially damaged by the avalanche that hit Khandiyal village in Bandipora district on Thursday evening, officials said.
Reports also suggest that many cowsheds and shops were damaged in the incident.
A police official said that a police team is assessing the damage and further details will be revealed later.
Authorities have been regularly issuing avalanche warnings for vulnerable areas of the state which has witnessed heavy snowfall this winter.