Cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban three dead

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 30, Aug 2025, 8:09 am IST | UPDATED: 30, Aug 2025, 8:10 am IST

At least three people lost their lives after a cloudburst was reported at the Rajgarh tehsil in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, said officials on Saturday. Five others are missing following the cloudburst, and a rescue operation has been launched to trace them, they added.

Jammu and Kashmir has been battered by heavy rainfall in the past few days, leading to multiple cloudbursts and flash floods in the union territory (UT). On Friday, another cloudburst was reported in Gurez Sector of the Bandipora district, causing panic among the people. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident, said officials.

Grant Rs 1.60 lakh crore package to Jammu: Dy CM to PM

With the situation worsening due to heavy rains, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to grant double the Rs 80,000 crore package, announced after the 2014 floods in Kashmir, to the Jammu region.

Speaking to reporters, Choudhary said Jammu is facing the worst natural calamity in nearly 100 years, which has caused massive destruction in the region. He said the package should be directly provided to the affected people in Jammu.

"The damage is so immense that today I will appeal to the prime minister and the home minister of the country to announce a major package, because this time Jammu has witnessed an even greater floods than Kashmir in 2014, which has caused massive destruction. A package worth more than Rs 80,000 crore is needed here," he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.