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4 members of nomadic family die as tree falls on tent in Kishtwar

Kishtwar/Jammu, May 25 Four members of a tribal nomadic family died in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday morning when a pine tree fell on their tent, officials said. The incident took place in the Bhalna forest area of...
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Kishtwar/Jammu, May 25

Four members of a tribal nomadic family died in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday morning when a pine tree fell on their tent, officials said.

The incident took place in the Bhalna forest area of Keshwan belt, they said, adding that high-speed winds and heavy rain uprooted the big tree.

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“A pine tree fell on a tent pitched by the nomadic family in the forest belt. In this tragic incident, four family members lost their lives early today,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Khalil Poswal, told PTI.

The family was going towards Dachan with its sheep and goats, and had halted in Bhalna forest due to heavy rain, they said.

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Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner Devansh Yadav said four people, including three women, died on the spot.

“A police team rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation,” Yadav said, adding that the bodies are being taken to a hospital for legal formalities.

An immediate relief of Rs 50,000 was provided to the family from the Red Cross Society, the deputy commissioner said.

The deceased are residents of Gathi-Barwal in Kathua district.

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