Five killed in landslide in Doda

Five members of a family were killed and another injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Doda district early Monday.

Jammu: Five members of a family were killed and another injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Doda district early Monday.

The landslide hit a house in Kundial village in Kastigarh mountainous belt of the district, killing the five, police said.
Soon after receiving the information, police, army and locals rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation, Five bodies were recovered and a girl was rushed to hospital.
The dead have been identified as Lutta Fullah, his wife Sherifa Begun and three other family members identified as Shamshada Begum, Devi and Fatima Bano, they said.

PTI

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