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- Heavy continuous rain has battered Jammu and Kashmir, triggering cloudbursts at four places in the Gurez area of Bandipora and flooding in the Sukhnag nala in Budgam, where several shops were washed away.
- Landslides blocked the Poonch-Jammu national highway for about six hours and closed roads in Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch and Bani, cutting off several villages.
- The government has extended school holidays until July 26, and pilgrimages including Amarnath and Vaishno Devi have been affected.
- Rescue teams including the SDRF, NDRF and army have evacuated around 230 people in Rajouri, with about 480 people sheltered in relief camps, and the weather office has issued a yellow alert for several districts until July 27.
What to watch next
- Whether the yellow alert leads to further school closures or travel restrictions beyond July 26-27
- Reopening of the Poonch-Jammu highway and other blocked roads
- Status of the Amarnath and Vaishno Devi pilgrimages and infrastructure audits
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