Jammu floods toll rises to 120

Met Department said the ‘worst is over’ and the weather condition is likely to improve from Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah talks to the flood affected people in Magam on Saturday. Photo: Nissar Ahmad

The toll in the Jammu floods due to incessant downpour for the last five days has risen to 120 following the death of 14 people in a landslide. The Met Office on Saturday said the “worst is over”.

Fourteen people died on Friday in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district when a landslide buried them, officials said.

While 14 bodies have been recovered, many more are feared trapped, officials told

IANS .

More than 2,000 marooned people have been rescued by the security forces in the past five days.

The weather office forecast more rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, but it also said the overall weather condition will improve from Sunday.

“From tomorrow (Sunday) onwards, Jammu and Kashmir will have clear weather for the next one week. As the system has already started weakening, we can safely say the worst is over,” Sonam Lotus, director of the Met Office, told

IANS .