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Bodies of two cloudburst victims recovered in Ramban, search on for 5 missing persons

Bodies of two cloudburst victims recovered in Ramban, search on for 5 missing persons
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RAMBAN/JAMMU, Aug 27 (PTI): Two bodies, including that of a 12-year-old boy, were recovered on Tuesday as rescue operation continued in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district to trace five other missing people following a cloudburst, officials said.

The cloudburst occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman and Halla in Rajgarh tehsil late Monday afternoon, causing flash floods in Tanger and Dadi streams, they said.

Seven people of three different families were reported missing in the flash floods, Tehsildar Rajgarh Major Singh told PTI.

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