ANANTNAG, Aug 17 (Agencies): A cloud burst hits near Jawahar Tunnel on the Banihal side on Wednesday morning and swept away the makeshift tent and livestock of a nomadic family there.
A police official told Rising Kashmir “Today at 04 am cloud burst took place at Shiva Post at Tunnel top Banihal. A Dera (makeshift tent) of Manzoor Ahmed son of Ab Rahim, a resident of Dhani Bakhta Kathua presently he was in a makeshift tent at Tunnel Top which came under heavy landslide due to cloud burst, he said.
A makeshift tent along with 80 sheep and goats were unfortunately washed away in the calamity. 15 sheep/goats are injured, an official said.
SHO, SDPO Banihal, In charge of Police post Jawahar Tunnel, Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar Banihal are on the spot. Rescue operation ongoing. No human loss in the incident, he added.
NGO volunteers and some locals are on the spot and helping the Bakarwal families in taking out the things that are under debris post cloud burst.