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REASI\/JAMMU<\/strong>: In a devastating tragedy, seven members of a single family, including five children, were killed after a cloudburst triggered a massive landslide that flattened their house in the remote Badder village of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, as the family was asleep, and has added to the grim toll from a series of extreme weather events in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n REASI\/JAMMU: In a devastating tragedy, seven members of a single family, including five children, were killed after a cloudburst triggered a massive landslide that flattened their house in the remote Badder village of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, as the family was asleep, and has…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jammu-kashmir"],"yoast_head":"\n
The deceased have been identified as Nazir Ahmad (38), his wife Wazira Begum (35), and their five sons, Bilal Ahmad (13), Mohd Mustafa (11), Mohd Adil (8), Mohd Mubarak (6), and Mohd Wasim (5). Local officials and residents confirmed that the family’s mountainside house was completely engulfed by a torrent of mud and rocks, burying them alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local Reports and Rescue Efforts<\/strong>.
Local residents were the first to rush to the spot after hearing the thundering sound of the landslide. They, along with the police, conducted frantic rescue operations. A local official told reporters that the sheer force of the mudslide made it impossible for anyone to survive. “They were buried under mounds of mud and stones. The rescue operation was very difficult, and we could only recover the bodies,” the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another local resident, whose house was a few hundred meters away, recounted the terrifying night. “It was raining heavily for hours. We heard a loud sound and knew something terrible had happened. We rushed to the spot as soon as it was safe enough to move, but there was nothing left of the house. The entire family was gone,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wider Impact of Torrential Rains
The tragedy in Reasi is part of a wider disaster unfolding across the Jammu division, which has been battered by incessant rains, cloudbursts, and landslides over the past few weeks. In a separate incident on the same day, a cloudburst in the Ramban district killed four people and damaged houses and a school. The combined toll from the latest incidents stands at 11, bringing the total number of deaths in the region this month to over 120.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities have issued high alerts and warnings of more intense downpours in the coming days. The incessant rains have caused major rivers like the Jhelum, Chenab, and Tawi to flow above danger marks, leading to flash floods and the suspension of crucial services. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a lifeline for the region, remains closed at multiple stretches due to landslides.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha have expressed their condolences and assured all possible assistance to the affected families. Rescue and relief operations, involving the Army, NDRF, and local police, are underway to evacuate people from vulnerable areas and provide immediate relief to those affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"