Over a hundred goats perished last night following heavy rains and lightening in Tumana area of Chowkibal in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
According to an official, the nomads had arrived in the area two days agoand had erected temporary shelters in a nearby forest.
“The shepherds had kept their goats in the open sky. Heavy and incessantrains and lightening from Monday evening in Tumna caused death to over 102goats,” he said.
Preliminary investigation, according to a police official, also suggestedthat heavy rains and lightning had caused the deaths.
A team of district administration and police has been deputed to the siteto inquire into the incident, he said.
The victims have appealed to the authorities to provide them some relief.