Six killed in cloudburst in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir

Houses washed away after the cloudburst at Thatri village in Doda district . PIC/PTI

Six people were killed and 11 injured after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Thathri town of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, inundating vast areas along the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway and washing away half a dozen houses.

While 11 people have been rescued from the debris, many others are feared trapped and the toll is likely to rise, the police said.

Four of a family were among those killed in the cloudburst that damaged six houses, two shops and a school.

"Flash floods triggered by cloudburst hit Thathri town at 2.20 am, resulting in a massive increase in the nullah flowing along the Jamai Masjid locality close to the town," a police officer said.