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Jammu SDRF, NDRF team recover body of woman washed away in Oct 11 flash floods

Jammu, Oct 13 (UNI) The body of a woman washed away in flash floods on October 11, was recovered by a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Tuesday.
Due to flash floods, triggered by heavy rains in Bagani Talab, Flora Nallah, Chinore and adjoining areas of Jammu, Ruksana Kouser, was swept away by the floodwaters.
Following sustained search efforts, her body was recovered this evening from Garrhi Purkhoo, Jammu, approximately 6 to 7 kilometres from the place of the incident.
The body was sighted by local inhabitants, who promptly informed the local police, administration and the SDRF team, which had already been conducting an intensive search operation in the area.
Mohd Aslam, Commandant SDRF Jammu, had visited the affected area to review the search operation. He was accompanied by Tahir Sheikh, SDPO Domana, Dinesh Gupta, DySP SDRF, and Rohit Dev Singh, DySP Trainings, SDRF. The officers interacted with personnel deployed on the ground and assessed the operational challenges faced by the teams in the flood-affected areas. UNI VBH CDS
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