Windstorm Kills 3 In Kashmir
Windstorm Kills 3 In Kashmir
Windstorm Leaves 3 People Dead, 13 Injured In Indian-Controlled Portion Of Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India, May. 19, 2007
(AP) A severe windstorm uprooted trees and electric poles in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, killing three people and injuring 13, officials said Saturday.
Winds with speeds of about 46 miles per hour swept most parts of Kashmir for two hours on Friday evening, said N. P. Bhatnagar, the director of weather office in Srinagar.
Falling trees killed the three people, said Amir Ali, a state government official, adding that many houses were damaged.
Disaster management officials on Friday rescued nearly 150 people, most of them tourists living in houseboats on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Ali said.
Officials predicted electrical service would be restored by Saturday evening.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, but claimed by both, and the two countries have fought two wars over the territory since they gained independence from Britain in 1947.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.
Windstorm Leaves 3 People Dead, 13 Injured In Indian-Controlled Portion Of Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India, May. 19, 2007
(AP) A severe windstorm uprooted trees and electric poles in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, killing three people and injuring 13, officials said Saturday.
Winds with speeds of about 46 miles per hour swept most parts of Kashmir for two hours on Friday evening, said N. P. Bhatnagar, the director of weather office in Srinagar.
Falling trees killed the three people, said Amir Ali, a state government official, adding that many houses were damaged.
Disaster management officials on Friday rescued nearly 150 people, most of them tourists living in houseboats on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Ali said.
Officials predicted electrical service would be restored by Saturday evening.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, but claimed by both, and the two countries have fought two wars over the territory since they gained independence from Britain in 1947.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.
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