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5 killed in landslide in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 15, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least
five people were killed and over 20 others injured Sunday after being hit by
landslide in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
The landslide was triggered by abrupt falling of a huge boulder at Sehar
Baba waterfall in Reasi district, about 270 km south of Srinagar, the capital
city of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Sehar Baba waterfall is a picnic spot and
people were there to spend Sunday holiday, officials said.
“Today late afternoon in a landslide that hit a Sehar Baba waterfalls in
Reasi, five people were killed and over 20 others injured. The rocks and
debris fell upon the people who were bathing under the waterfall,” a police
official told Xinhua. “There is possibility the death toll could go up as we
are being told condition of some of the injured is critical.”
Following the incident locals and police carried out rescue work and sent
the injured to hospital.
Indian-controlled Kashmir has a rugged terrain. Landslides are often
triggered from its mountains during frequent rains.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/1852 hrs