The cloudburst also caused extensive damages to orchards, rice and maize fields, leaving the growers without any source of income.
Srinagar: One person was killed and many private and government properties damaged due to a cloudburst triggered by heavy rain in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The cloudburst shook the houses and within no time mud, garbage and boulders piled up in the fields. A cloudburst struck Gratnar Sigdi village in Chatroo tehsil, 40 km from Srinagar.
Around 8 km of road was also swept away, while many public and hydro-powered flour mills were damaged due to the incident. The cloudburst also caused extensive damages to orchards, rice and maize fields, leaving the growers without any source of income.
With Additional Inputs From PTI
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