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Several Missing After Boat Overturns In Srinagar, Rescue Ops Underway

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Srinagar: Several feared dead and many went missing as a boat capsized in the Jhelum river near Srinagar on Tuesday. As per preliminary reports, the state disaster relief force has launched a rescue operation for the missing people.

Muzaffar Zargar, medical superintendent of Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar, told Mint Live that four have died after a boat capsized in Jhelum river and three are being treated.

The development comes after heavy rains in the region over the last few days triggered rise in the water levels of the river Jhelum. Due to inclement weather, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed after landslides were triggered by rains on Monday.