J&K: Five killed as mud-house collapses following landslide in Doda
Five members of a family, including three minors, were killed today when their mud house was buried under debris after a landslide in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The incident occurred in remote Gali Bhatoli village of Gandoh when the 'dhok' (mud house) of Noor Mohammad Gujjar was crushed under the debris, officials added. Here's more.
Villagers launched rescue operation, pulled bodies out of mud house
Villagers immediately launched a rescue operation and were later joined by a police team, following which five bodies were pulled out from the mud house. Deceased were identified as Bashir Ahmad (25), his wife Nageena (23), Zulfi Banoo (9), Mohammad Sharief (8), and a one-and-a-half-year-old girl. Doda along with other parts of Jammu region have been lashed by incessant rain over past two days.
