A cloudburst struck a remote village in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving four persons dead and six others injured, officials said on Sunday (August 17, 2025).

The cloudburst struck Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, snapping access to the village and causing some damage to land and property, they said. After hectic efforts, a joint team of police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have reached the scene and joined the local volunteers.

Four dead in cloudburst in J&K’s Kathua

Overnight rains cause flooding in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, prompting officials to issue safety warnings.