At least 24 feared dead after rains, flashfloods wreak havoc in Neelum valley
MUZAFFARABAD: At least 24 people were feared dead and several others reported missing on Monday after heavy rains and flashfloods in Neelum valley area of Azad Kashmir.
A cloudburst led to rain and thunder and resulting flash floods caused wide-scale destruction in the valley’s Lesswa area, the Director Operations of the state disaster management authority Saeed-ur-Rehman said.
At least 24 people are feared to have died after being swept away by the flashfloods, which damaged up to 150 houses and a mosque.
