NEW DELHI: Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in India-occupied Jammu on Tuesday, cutting off amenities and killing 34 people.

A landslide near the shrine of Vaishno Devi on a famous pilgrims’ route killed at least 30 people.

It was the latest catastrophe caused by downpours in the Himalayan region that killed 60 people and left 200 missing in Kishtwar, occupied Kashmir, last week.

In Jammu, the India Meteorological Department said rain reached 368 mm on Tuesday.

The department forecast more rain and thunderstorms with gusty winds for the mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh, as well as occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Schools were ordered shut in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Authorities were battling to restore “almost non-existent” telecommunications services, said Omar Abdullah, chief minister of occupied Kashmir.

Overflowing water in the Tawi, Chenab, Jhelum and Basantar rivers caused floods in low-lying areas, officials said, with three people killed as a result in Doda district.

“The immediate priority is restoration of electricity, water supply and mobile services, for which the authorities have been working continuously overnight,” Jitendra Singh, India’s science and technology minister, said in a post on X.

Singh also said the Madhopur bridge suffered significant damage on Wednesday morning.

Television images showed vehicles falling from the bridge as it collapsed.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2025