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- Continuous heavy rain, flash floods and landslides in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir have killed 12 people, with several still missing.
- Roads are blocked, homes damaged and vehicles swept away, and the situation in neighbouring Poonch district is also bad.
- The Army, SDRF and NDRF have rescued 12 people so far, running relief camps and starting compensation work, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah has promised full assistance to the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
- The report attributes the repeated disasters to the region's fragile geology in the young Pir Panjal Himalayan slopes, an active monsoon trough bringing over 100 mm of rain a day, and human factors.
What to watch next
- Updates on the number of missing people as search and rescue continues
- Extent of relief, compensation and road restoration by the administration
- Whether further heavy rainfall triggers more floods or landslides in Rajouri and Poonch
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