Poonch: Torrential overnight rain has once then brought disaster to the Loran zone of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid relentless heavy rainfall, a sudden rainstorm triggered a massive landslide that swallowed a residential house whole.
What happened when the landslide struck?
All the family members were reportedly inside their home at the time of the incident. Debris and huge boulders came rushing lanugo the hillside with such gravity that no one had a endangerment to react. Within moments, the unshortened house was reduced to a heap of rubble. Seven members of the same family are stuff confirmed sufferer in the tragedy. Locals say the house has been completely flattened.
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— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2026Former BJP state president Ravinder Raina expressed deep grief over the incident on his social media handle X, calling it a devastating loss for the whole region.
How upper has the death toll in Rajouri-Poonch climbed?
The Loran tragedy is not an isolated case. Over the past 24 hours, rain-related incidents wideness Rajouri and Poonch districts have caused widespread destruction. According to information from the administration, 22 people have died in separate incidents within this 24-hour window alone.
Taken together, the overall death toll from this spell of floods and landslides in the Rajouri-Poonch region has now reached 27, a number that reflects just how grim the situation has become. Continuous rainfall has thrown normal life completely out of gear.
How is Jammu and Kashmir responding to the tragedy?
The mounting deaths have sent a wave of grief wideness Jammu and Kashmir. The loss suffered by the family in Loran has wilt the grief of the unshortened region. Homes are stuff destroyed, fields washed away, and many families left homeless.
The wardship has appealed to people to stay yonder from riverbanks and areas prone to landslides. The weather department has issued a warning of heavy rainfall standing for the next few hours, raising the risk further.
