Srinagar: A flood advisory asking people to remain vigilant was on Thursday issued for those living in south and central Kashmir after a rise in the water level of River Jhelum and its tributaries. An official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department told PTI that the water at the Sangam gauge was 18.40 at noon, 40 notches above the ‘flood alarm’ mark and three feet below the 21-feet mark when floods are officially declared.
Six people are killed and two are missing after the Jhelum River in Kashmir overflows following heavy rain and snowfall.