2 workers die as landslide hits tent in Reasi amid heavy rain

Two men in their 20s were killed when a landslide hit their tent near Shiv temple in Reasi district. The army pressed into service a helicopter to res- ‘cue a minor boy from a swollen river in Rajouri's Nowshera, said officials on Wednesday.

- HT Correspondent

Two men were killed after a landslide hit their tent near a Shiv temple in Badora area of Mahore in Reasi district during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, said officials.

The deceased were identified as Rashpal Singh, 26, a resident of Reasi, and Ravi Kumar, 23, a resident of Udhampur district.

“They were fast asleep in a tent near the cave shrine when a landslide from an adjoining hill came crashing down, burying their tent. Both of them died on the spot,” said a police officer.

Tt was raining in the area, he added. Rashpal reportedly worked as a JCB operator. “They were given the task to prepare a track for an upcoming religious programme at the cave shrine,” said the officer.Their bodies have been retrieved and police have initiated a probe. In Rajouri’s Nowshera, the army pressed into service a helicopter to rescue a minor boy from a swollen river