Two minor girls were washed away in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Jammu on Wednesday where several areas have been submerged as authorities sounded a flood alert in river Tawi.
At around 10.30 am two girls, 9-year-old Menakshi, a class IV student and seven-year-old Shakshi Sharma were washed away in flash floods in a nallah in Janipura belt of the city, Deputy Commissioner Simrandeep Singh said.
The bodies have been recovered and kept in mortuary at GMC hospital, he said, adding a relief of Rs four lakh ex-gratia each has been announced for families of the deceased.
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Mr Singh said heavy rain since Tuesday night have caused floods in various areas of the city and damages to the public and private properties were reported in several areas. - PTI