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JK Floods: Death toll after cloudburst and landslide crosses to 63

After intense rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir, bodies of a woman in Kishtwar and an eight-year-old girl in Poonch were recovered, while search is underway for missing persons in Rajouri. With the latest recovery, the cloudburst death toll has risen past 63. Joint teams of Army, NDRF, SDRF, CISF and police continue large-scale rescue operation

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Search and rescue operation underway at cloudburst-hit Chisoti village, in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir. Pic/PTI

Search and rescue operation underway at cloudburst-hit Chisoti village, in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir. Pic/PTI

After intense spells of rain in Jammu and Kashmir, the body of a woman was recovered in the cloudburst-hit Kishtwar district. A few hours later, authorities also recovered the body of an eight-year-old girl, who was washed away in flash floods in Poonch district on Tuesday.

As reported by news agency PTI, the search operation is underway for a 20-year-old youth missing in floodwaters in the Rajouri district, officials said.

While addressing the situation, the officials said that the Jammu and Kashmir death toll has crossed the 60 mark. However, rescue and relief operations are being conducted in full swing.

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