Watch: A different kind of trouble hit Srinagar as the streets were flooded after heavy rains
Many residents blamed the poor drainage system for the waterlogging after only an hour of rain.
Srinagar post rains pic.twitter.com/eCb2oRq83w
— Aakash Hassan (@Aakashhassan) August 1, 2019
Heavy rainfall on Thursday morning left parts of Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, flooded. According to a report by Greater Kashmir, the rain in Srinagar started around 7.30 am. The district administration was reported to have put dewatering pumps into service.
Many photos and videos of the flooded streets of Srinagar were posted on social media by residents. Pedestrians in the city were affected and many schoolchildren were stranded, India Today reported.
In video- An hour long downpour submerged Heart of Srinagar city, Lal Chowk on Thursday. #Kashmir pic.twitter.com/N5Mb0HIdTf
— Umar Ganie (@UmarGanie1) August 1, 2019
1 hour of rain ?
— Rukya Jan (@kashmirkibeti12) August 1, 2019
Smart city is flooded. Srinagar #kashmiri#Kashmirrain pic.twitter.com/gocexCFvAU