Srinagar, Sep 5
Over 9,500 people were evacuated from different areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Srinagar districts after breaches in the Jhelum River embankment at two places on Friday morning.
The breaches occurred at Sangam in Anantnag and at Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar as the river flowed near the danger mark.
The Jhelum River breached its embankment at Shalina village in Budgam district on Thursday, and the authorities stepped in promptly to evacuate people from areas marooned by the breach.
In the marooned villages and urban localities, flood water entered residential houses, prompting NDRF and SDRF teams to launch evacuation drives to move people to safer locations.