Landslide damages Jammu-Srinagar Highway (NH 44), restoration on

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Flash floods, landslides, and mudslides triggered by heavy rainfall and cloudbursts in Ramban district on Sunday left hundreds of vehicles stranded on the 250-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir to the rest of India.

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The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, affected by a landslide, stayed closed for a second day on Monday.

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A senior official from NHAI stated that the clearance operation, being carried out at 20 different points, is likely to take about six days.

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As per the reports, the highway has suffered major damage near Panthiyal and Kela Morh.

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A number of villages were cut off from the district headquarters as roads were swept away in flash floods.

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Several vehicles were swept away in the flood caused by an overflowing stream.

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Three people, including two young siblings, lost their lives in the disaster.

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Stranded commuters were seen walking to their destinations.

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