In nearby Jammu, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said rain reached 368mm on Tuesday.
IMD forecast more rain and thunderstorms with gusty winds for the mountainous region of Ladakh, and heavy rain for Himachal Pradesh and the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Schools were ordered shut in many parts of Jammu, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab in India’s north.
Authorities were battling to restore “almost nonexistent” telecommunications services, said Omar Abdullah, chief minister for Jammu and Kashmir.
Overflowing water in the Tawi, Chenab, Jhelum and Basantar rivers caused floods in low-lying areas, officials said, with three people killed as a result in Doda district in Jammu.
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