Two women were killed in Chandaji village of Bandiporadistrict in north Kashmir after a tree fell on them following a windstorm inthe area last night.
An official identified the deceased as Mubeena Bano (18)daughter of Zakir Hussain Khan and Shareefa Begum (33) wife of Arif HussainKhan. Both the deceased were residents of Chandaji.
He said that they had gone to Babrie Walla Uraniya Behak tograze their cattle last evening when strong winds uprooted a tree which fell onthem, resulting in their on-spot death.
Kashmir valley is in the grip of heavy rains and windstormsince last evening prompting closure of many links roads while many areasacross the valley have been inundated due to incessant rains.