Heavy Rains Pound Wide Parts Of J&K, Bridge Damaged On Jammu-Pathankot Highway

Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 24: Heavy rains battered most parts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight, triggering flood-like situation in several low-lying areas and causing damage to a vital bridge on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway, officials said. The winter capital Jammu recorded 190.4 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8.30 am, the second-highest downpour this month in a century. The highest rainfall for August remains 228.6 mm, logged on August 5, 1926 while the previous second-highest was 189.6 mm on August [] The post Heavy Rains Pound Wide Parts Of J&K, Bridge Damaged On Jammu-Pathankot Highway appeared first on Daily Excelsior .