A sudden flooding at Wular Lake in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday Morning resulted in the death of seventy sheep, with many more still missing.
As per the Locals, the abrupt rainfall in the vicinity of Wular lake caused a flash flood, which subsequently resulted in the unfortunate loss of seventy sheep.
Talking to reporters, Ghulam qadir, a shepherd said that they were on a dry patch of land with their livestock when an unexpected flood arose at approximately 07:30, ultimately sweeping away a total of 150 sheep, of which 70 were later discovered dead.
He said that his son and nephew had successfully evaded danger by climbing trees and were subsequently rescued by the locals via boat.
Dr. Showkat Ahanger, District Sheep Husbandry officer Bandipora, told Rising Kashmir that approximately fifty-seven sheep had been found dead upon his visit to the spot.
He also stated that department has reached out to the relevant authorities regarding compensation, and that the revenue team has acknowledged the incident.
Meanwhile district administration Bandipora issued advisory for the general public to avoid their movement as well as the movement of livestock around water bodies.
