Srinagar: A massive landslide hit Bonbagh area of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, affecting the road connectivity to Ladakh as the Srinagar-Leh highway was blocked.
Police said that the landslide hit the Srinagar-Leh highway at Bonbagh village, 36 kilometres from Srinagar.
Landslide hits Jammu and Kashmir
The landslide damaged as many as 16 shops and a house, police said.
"One residential house and 16 shops were damaged by the landslide that also blocked the Srinagar-Leh highway. Fortunately, no casualty occurred due to landslide. Men and machinery have been pressed into action to clear the landslide and resume traffic on the highway," police said.
(With inputs from IANS)
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