From Train Derailments to Melting Glaciers—The Valley’s Landscape Is Reaching a Tipping Point By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 11 July 2025 Disaster Strikes: Kathua Train Derailment as Wake-Up Call On July 10, 2025, a goods train derailed in Lakhanpur, Kathua district, after flash floods and a cloudburst wrecked portions of the Jammu–Pathankot rail track. Though no casualties were reported, rail traffic was paralyzed, five passenger trains were delayed, and restoration crews scrambled to repair infrastructure amid surging waters and loose soil. Rainfall Data Kathua recorded: 174.8mm rainfall (50% above…
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