Record rains in J&K, death toll rises to 41

Jhelum breaches flood alert mark in Srinagar, Anantnag districts; more than 10,000 people evacuated from low-lying flooded areas

- JAMMU/SRINAGAR

After record rains wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir over the past two days, the death toll in related incidents rose to 41, most of them victims of the landslide on a Vaishno Devi pilgrimage route.

The water level in the swollen rivers across Jammu showed signs of receding from 11 AM, but the flood alert mark was breached by the Jhelum in Anantnag and Srinagar and water entered several residential areas, prompting authorities to assure residents that they are monitoring the situation and people should not panic.