Bridge, Standing Crops Damaged In Flash Floods In Ladakh

There was no report of any casualty, the officials said, adding rescue teams are on the spot.

A bridge and standing crops were damaged on Sunday in flash floods in several villages in Ladakh, where authorities sounded an alert after an outburst of an artificial lake resulted in blockage of the Zanskar river, officials said. #WATCH | "Road approaching Rumbak, Zingchen, Yurutse and Rumchung has been cut off from the main road," tweets Department of Information and Public Relations, Leh, Ladakh pic.twitter.com/8LuJmCjhoo Chief Executive Officer, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Sonam Chosjor said there was an outburst of an artificial lake near Rumbak village on Saturday, resulting in blockage of Zanskar river and thereby creating an artificial lake in the area. The officials said the artificial lake triggered flash floods early Sunday morning, damaging the Rumbak bridge and standing crops spread over a large area in the village and adjoining areas.