Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Flash Floods, Landslides Kill 4 in Poonch
In Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides.
Four people died, including a woman whose house collapsed, a man and his family who went missing, a girl who drowned, and an unidentified woman.
Rescue teams are helping people and clearing affected areas.
Some people were hurt and taken to the hospital.
The worst-hit area is Surankote tehsil.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least four people.
Nazia Kousar died when her house collapsed in Noonabandi village; her husband and children were injured.
A landslide in Lower Murrah left Mohd Latief and five family members missing.
A minor girl, Iram, drowned in a stream at Marhote, and an unidentified woman's body was found near Dhundak Lathoong bridge.
Rescue teams are deployed in Surankote tehsil to assist stranded residents and clear affected areas.
- Who
- Residents of Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, including Nazia Kousar, Mohd Latief, Iram, and an unidentified woman
- What
- Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains
- When
- Early Sunday
- Where
- Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, particularly Surankote tehsil
- Why
- Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods
- Location
- Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir
- Date
- Sunday
- Casualties
- 4 dead, several missing
- Affected Areas
- Surankote tehsil, Noonabandi village, Lower Murrah, Marhote, Dhundak Lathoong bridge
- Rescue Operations
- Deployed in Surankote tehsil
- Victims
- Nazia Kousar, Mohd Latief, Iram, unidentified woman
- Injured
- Mohd Hafiz and three children