Cloudburst damages house, school in Tral

A cloudburst in the wee hours of Saturday damaged a residential house, a school and a road in Hajin area of south Kashmir’s Tral.

As per locals, the cloudburst also damaged water supply andelectricity lines in the area. However there was no report of any casualty.

   

“A residential house and a school building received partialdamage while as main road to Hajin was washed away in the area. The watersupply lines and electricity transmission lines were disrupted at severalplaces,” said a local resident, Ali Mohammad.

The accumulation of mud and stones blocked the road causinginconvenience to the pedestrians.

A team led by additional deputy commissioner Tral, ShabirAhmad Raina, rushed to the spot and assessed the situation. Last week,cloudburst hit Byari Angan area of Tral, some 40 kilometers from Sub DistrictHeadquarter Tral, killing over a hundred sheep.

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