Woman washed away in flash floods in Jammu

August 18, 2010 01:47 pm | Updated 03:48 pm IST - Jammu

A woman was washed away when flash floods struck Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.

Pooja Devi (24), who was grazing cattle near the bank of a river, drowned last evening, they said, adding, her body has been recovered.

Heavy rains triggered flash floods in Chenab, Tawi, Neeru, Ujh, Basantar and Tharnah rivers in Udhampur district.

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