Over 250 people and around 40 families suffered losses due to landslide caused due to heavy rains in the past four to five days in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch state.
"The area is on border near fencing. The army and administration arranged food items, electricity, shelter and other things for us. People are helpless as the houses are not safe now as the land has caved in," said a resident, Mohammad Sadiq.
Meanwhile, another resident Omar Wani urged the government to provide shelters or land.
"The government must give us some shelter or plot to live since we have nowhere to go. We are also Indians. We live on border areas. We have no other support system," said Wani.
Some families were shifted to local village head's house and were given blankets and food items.
The Srinagar-Jammu national highway, which was blocked on March 2 due to heavy rainfall.
The unseasonal rains with strong winds have been forcing people to stay indoors.
Rains lashed streets of Jammu and Srinagar cities, brining down the temperature by several notches.
