02/06/2026
Two Cloudbursts Trigger Flash Floods, Road Blockades In J&K’s Kishtwar; No Casualties
wo cloudbursts struck Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Tuesday, triggering flash floods and road blockades in several areas, officials said.
No loss of life has been reported so far, they added.
The cloudbursts occurred in Sarthal’s Gahan area and Machhipal, prompting the district administration to launch restoration operations, deploy machinery for road clearance and issue a weather advisory warning residents against venturing near vulnerable water bodies.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said he spoke to Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Sharma immediately after receiving information about the incidents. “Two cloudburst incidents were reported in district Kishtwar today. The first occurred in the Gahan area of Sarthal, while the second was reported from Machhipal,” Singh said in a post on X.