Seven people were killed when their house was struck by a landslide in the rain-hit Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.
The incident occurred in the higher reaches of Loran village. The house hit by the landslide was made of mud, the officials said.The rescue operation is underway. Among the seven killed, four were women, they said.
Poonch has been battered by torrential rains since Saturday evening. Seventeen people, including the seven in Loran, have been killed and six are missing.