India – Evacuations After Rain Triggers Landslides in Jammu and Kashmir

Continued heavy rain in northern India triggered landslides in Jammu and Kashmir on 27 March 2020.

landslides in Ramban District, Jammu and Kashmir, India, March 2020. Photo: Deputy Commissioner Ramban

Parts of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway were closed as a result of landslides in Ramban District. In the same district, dozens of families were evacuated after landslides damaged or destroyed homes in Dalwas village.

Social Media

#NH44 update : #Dhalwas #landslide of 28.03.2020. #traffic suspended. #clearance and restoration works underway. pic.twitter.com/SkMcZF6GYR

— Deputy Commissioner Ramban (@dcramban) March 30, 2020

#nh44 update. #clearance operations underway at various #landslide areas in #Ramban. pic.twitter.com/9vSzl7Ff6c

— Deputy Commissioner Ramban (@dcramban) March 28, 2020