Bodies of 2 flood victims recovered in Pir Panjal

Srinagar, Aug 19: The bodies of two persons, including a 20-year-old man from Rajouri and a seven-year-old girl from Surankote, who were washed away in flash floods on Monday, were recovered during extensive search operations on Tuesday.

In Rajouri, 20-year-old Atif Hussain Shah, son of Ashfaq Hussain Shah of Dassal, was swept away while attempting to cross a stream at Mubarakhpura Keriyan village on Monday evening.

The search, which entered its second day, involved State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams, Police, civil administration, and villagers.

Drones were also pressed into service to trace the bodies.

Deputy SP SDRF, Jabeen Akhtar, said that the bodies of the victims were found at Dalogra, nearly 13 km downstream in the Munawar Tawi.

Assistant Commissioner Revenue Jahangir Khan and Additional SP Bikram Kumar Bhagat were also present at the river for searches.

The body was handed over to the family for the last rites after completion of medico-legal proceedings in GMC Associated Hospital, Rajouri.

Meanwhile, in Poonch district, the body of seven-year-old Asia Kouser, daughter of Mushtaq Ahmad of Marah, Surankote, was recovered from the Shindra area.

She had been washed away in the river during heavy flash floods on Monday.

Officials said that the victim was present at a riverbank along with her mother when she got washed away.

Authorities, on the other hand, continued with its advisory asking people to ensure taking all precautionary measures towards weather challenges.