As gusty winds and hailstorm struck parts of Kashmir on Monday afternoon, three members of a non-local family were killed due to a cloudburst in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, while a woman died in a windstorm in Anantnag.
A cloudburst hit a family residing adjacent to a brick kiln in Budgam claiming three lives.
As per officials, the cloudburst struck at ‘Star-BDB-255’ Brick Kiln located at Chandapora area of Budgam killing the trio from a single family.
As soon as the incident happened, the victims were rushed to District Hospital Budgam in a critical condition.
Officials from District Hospital Budgam told news agency that the slain trio was putting up in a make-shift shelter adjacent to a brick kiln when the cloud burst hit.
The hospital authorities identified the deceased as 45-year-old Bure Begum, 12-year-old Qais Mansori, and 21-year-old Muhammad Rayees Mansori. The deceased are the residents of Lalauri Khera village of Uttar Pradesh.
While speaking with news agency, Dr Ayoub Khan, Medical Superintendent, District Hospital Budgam said that the trio was brought dead to the hospital.
“As per our information, the incident happened when the trio was staying in a makeshift shelter adjacent to a brick kiln. The trio were declared dead on arrival,” Khan said.
Meanwhile, a 30-year-old woman was killed after she came under a tin-sheet and a wooden log during gusty winds in Batengoo village of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. She was identified as Meenu Jan, wife of Khursheed Ahmad. An official said that heavy winds blew away tin sheets in the evening.
“Jan came under the sheet and a wooden log near Habkhatoon petrol pump along the old national highway at Batengoo and suffered grievous injuries,” an official said. She was shifted to GMC Anantnag where she succumbed to the injuries later.
A police officer said that a case has been registered into the incident. Meanwhile, the strong winds also uprooted several trees and blew off rooftops in the Srigufwara area of the Anantnag district.
“Over a dozen trees were uprooted in several villages of Srigufwara due to the strong winds,” an official said. He said many residential houses and cowsheds were also damaged.