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4 People Die in Cloudburst, Lightning in Kashmir

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4 People including a couple were killed in cloudburst and lightning strike incidents at two different locations in Kashmir Valley on Saturday, officials said.

A senior police officer told GNS that there was cloudburst incident at Bujbagh area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district this afternoon, resulting in the death of two persons namely  Hilal Ahmed Hanji (25) and his wife Rozia Jan (25).

Separately, officials told GNS that two persons died when lightning struck them at a high-altitude meadow land in Mujpathri area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

The deceased have been identified as Taja Begum, wife of Abdus Samad Chopan and Mohammad Sultan Chopan son-in-law of Ghulam Mohammad Chopan of Gurwaith Kalan.

They said that police have registered cases in connection with both incidents.

GNS

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