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Jammu and Kashmir Floods
Tracked across 4 sources · Updated 5h ago
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in J&K's Poonch, Rajouri, and surrounding areas from July 19, causing dozens of deaths, evacuations, and infrastructure damage. Authorities launched rescue and restoration efforts, with pilgrimages suspended.
How it unfolded
1d ago
Highway subsides; bridge damaged; 23 dead
2d ago
NH44 closed by mudslides; flood alert in Doda, Kishtwar
3d ago
Restoration on war footing; roads reopened
4d ago
Srinagar's Lal Chowk flooded; Amarnath yatra suspended
4d ago
Death toll rises to 14; more missing
5d ago
LG Sinha and CM Abdullah review situation
5d ago
1 dead, vehicles swept away, evacuations begin
5d ago
Flash floods hit Rajouri, Poonch after overnight rain
What happened earlier
Latest updates
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Full story →J&K floods: 15 transformers washed away, 200 damaged in Rajouri
Flash floods in J&K's Rajouri district washed away 15 transformers.
other transformers were damaged by the floods.
The Power Development Department is conducting large-scale restoration on a war footing.
Heavy rains also swelled the Chenab river, prompting alerts.
Widespread power outages occurred due to the damage.
Earlier · 5d ago
Full story →Overnight rain brings J&K's Rajouri to a standstill as flash floods wreak havoc
Heavy overnight rain on July 18-19, 2026 triggered flash floods in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, causing rivers to overflow and flooding low-lying areas.
More than 50 families near Abdullah Bridge and another locality near Tariq Bridge were evacuated to safer places after floodwaters entered settlements.
The Darhali, Khandli, Suktoh, and Jamola rivers overflowed, with the Darhali breaching a flood protection wall near Bela Colony and flooding the new bus stand, sweeping away or submerging dozens of vehicles.
Congress MLA Iftkhar Ahmad returned from a party protest to Rajouri to assist, urging immediate relief and rehabilitation work, and reported extensive damage to public and private property.
The India Meteorological Department forecast moderate to heavy rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir until July 23, and police teams patrolled flood-prone areas, issuing evacuation advisories.
Earlier · 5d ago
Full story →1 Dead, Vehicles Swept Away As Flash Floods Hit J&K's Rajouri
Flash floods hit Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir
One person died and vehicles were swept away
Infrastructure damaged and evacuations underway
Heavy rains triggered the flash floods
Earlier · 4d ago
Full story →Leaders calls for immediate relief, rehabilitation in flood affected areas of Rajouri, Poonch
Heavy rains caused flash floods in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu division, killing 13 persons and leaving several missing.
Hundreds of residents were displaced as floodwaters inundated low-lying areas in Rajouri town.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad called for immediate rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts.
Mehbooba Mufti urged deployment of adequate manpower, machinery, and resources to reach stranded families and evacuate those at risk.
Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded restoration of essential services and adequate compensation for affected families.