Two persons rescued from flash floods in Jammu

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Mar 10 2017 | 12:28 AM IST
Two persons were today rescued by police and SDRF teams from drowning due to flash floods in river Basantar in Jammu's Samba district.
On receiving information, police mobilised the State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF) team and rescued both the trapped persons from drowning in flash floods in river Basantar, a police officer said.
The persons identified as Rashpal Singh and Suram were loading sand in a tractor trolley when due to rains the water level increased suddenly and both the were trapped in the river. He said.

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First Published: Mar 10 2017 | 12:28 AM IST

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