A four-year-old girl lost her life after a house collapsed due to landslide in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The mother of the child was rescued alive from the debris and has been admitted in the district hospital.
"We took out the mother of the child from the debris. She was injured and has been admitted in the Pulwama hospital but the child was declared brought dead by the hospital," said Ahmed, an eyewitness.
The incident took place in Malangpora area of Pulwama.
Since the past few days, Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing heavy rainfall and snowfall at several places.
The landslides have damaged houses, schools and left many people stranded.
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