Farmlands inundated, 105 people rescued in Akhnoor as heavy rain causes flash floods in Chenab
Garkhal (Akhnoor), Jul 22 (PTI) Hundreds of acres of land was inundated and a house washed away on Saturday as heavy rain led to a flash flood in the Chenab river in Jammu district's Akhnoor area near the Pakistan border.
A rescue operation was launched by the district administration to bring the people, mostly tribals, to safer areas.
"Chenab is overflowing. The bunds around the banks are damaged. It has breached in a few places and is flowing close to villages, so we have come to evacuate people. Situation is under control," Additional deputy Commissioner (ADC), Jammu, Harvinder Singh told PTI.
