<p>Banihal/Jammu: A man was washed away in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Monday evening, officials said.</p>.<p>The incident took place in the Bankoot area of Banihal tehsil, when a cloudburst caused flash floods that washed away a JCB machine along with its operator, they said.</p>.<p>Officials said the cloudburst hit the upper reaches of Bankoot village near Banihal, causing flash floods in the Gagarwah and Bankoot rivulets.</p>.Himachal: Death toll in Samej cloudburst rises to 21 after recovery of missing girl's body.<p>The flash floods also damaged the under-construction Bankoot-Gujjarnar road and swept away machinery including an L&T machine and a JCB machine, they said.</p>.<p>Police, local teams from Bankoot and volunteer teams rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. Following intense efforts, the body of the deceased was retrieved from the rivulet, they said.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as 28-year-old machine helper Zahir Ahmed from the Manjoos area of Tehsil Khari. He died on the spot. Doctors confirmed his death upon arrival at the hospital, they said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered at the Banihal police station and further investigations have begun.</p>.<p>On August 26, a cloudburst had occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman, and Halla in Rajgarh tehsil, causing flash floods in the Tanger and Dadi streams, they added.</p>.<p>In the flash floods, three persons, including a six-year-old girl, lost their lives and the search operation to locate the remaining four people continues. </p>
<p>Banihal/Jammu: A man was washed away in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Monday evening, officials said.</p>.<p>The incident took place in the Bankoot area of Banihal tehsil, when a cloudburst caused flash floods that washed away a JCB machine along with its operator, they said.</p>.<p>Officials said the cloudburst hit the upper reaches of Bankoot village near Banihal, causing flash floods in the Gagarwah and Bankoot rivulets.</p>.Himachal: Death toll in Samej cloudburst rises to 21 after recovery of missing girl's body.<p>The flash floods also damaged the under-construction Bankoot-Gujjarnar road and swept away machinery including an L&T machine and a JCB machine, they said.</p>.<p>Police, local teams from Bankoot and volunteer teams rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. Following intense efforts, the body of the deceased was retrieved from the rivulet, they said.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as 28-year-old machine helper Zahir Ahmed from the Manjoos area of Tehsil Khari. He died on the spot. Doctors confirmed his death upon arrival at the hospital, they said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered at the Banihal police station and further investigations have begun.</p>.<p>On August 26, a cloudburst had occurred in Panchayats Kumate, Dhraman, and Halla in Rajgarh tehsil, causing flash floods in the Tanger and Dadi streams, they added.</p>.<p>In the flash floods, three persons, including a six-year-old girl, lost their lives and the search operation to locate the remaining four people continues. </p>