Jammu and Kashmir: 11 labourers trapped in Ujh River flood rescued by SDRF, police in Kathua

Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 28 (ANI): A joint team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and police successfully rescued 11 labourers trapped in a flood at a construction site on the Ujh River in Kathua on Friday morning, officials said.

SDRF Inspector Mohd Iqbal stated, “Early in the morning, 11 labourers/employees of Megha Construction Company got trapped in the flood at a construction site at Ujh River. A police team from Rajbagh, along with SDRF, reached the spot and rescued all of them.”

The rescued labourers were safely moved to secure locations.