Poonch: A flash flood has hit Surankote area of J&K’s Poonch district which damaged vehicles as well as houses and shops, officials said.
They said that there was heavy spurt of rainfall for around half an hour, resulting in flash floods.
Several vehicles were washed away in the flash floods, mainly augmented by the blockade of the drainage in the town, they said.
Besides, the gushing water entered several houses and shops, causing damage to the goods.
No casualty has been reported in the incident so far, a senior officer of the administration said.
The assessment of the damage is being carried out, he said.
Meanwhile, SDM Surankote Naheem-ul-Nisa Bhati said that the flash floods happened due to drainage blockade.
(GNS)
