Ladakh flash floods: 450-year-old-building collapses in Leh
Ladakh flash floods: A 450-year-old building collapsed in the Kharyouk area of Leh city in the union territory of Ladakh due to incessant rainfall in the region on Sunday evening.
As per the statement by local, "This building is about 450 years old. The building has collapsed mainly due to the heavy rainfall in the region."
He further said that a few old houses have also been damaged in the area due to heavy rains.
As per the data collected, Leh recorded 14.5 mm of rainfall during the last 9 hours on Sunday.
The flash floods in Leh also damaged old building and waterlogging.
As per the statement by locals, there was a cloud burst in 2010, "But the damage was not so much. However, this time a lot of damage has been done to the old buildings".
Metrological Centre Ladakh on Sunday said that the widespread rainfall and snow are likely to continue over higher reaches of the region.
"IMD issued Red color Warning for Ladakh for nxt 24 hrs. Snowfall in Summer Peak.. Widespread Rain/Snow (over higher reaches) likely to continue for nxt 24 hrs in Ladakh. Stay Alert," it tweeted on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Srinagar National Highway remained closed on Monday after a portion of a road collapsed in Ramban district due to heavy rainfall in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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"We are facing a lot of problems. We have to walk a lot. Recently a road was washed away. We had to walk around 1-2 kms in Makarkot and now we have walked another 3-4 kms. As we reached Ramban, another road was washed away. There is no arrangement for the public. The administration should stop people from coming to Ramban stretch or else make necessary arrangements for them to proceed further," local said.
- With inputs from agencies
