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MIRPUR (AJK), Jan 2 (APP):Heavy rains and snow fall on upper reaches of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) including Neeland Leepa vallies continued the 2nd consecutive day on Thursday.
The inclement weather led to a deep dip in already chilled weather. The night temperature particularly went in to intolerable chillness in the snow-clad top mountainous areas of the liberated territory.
Earlier the long dryness for past over three months in major portion of AJK including Mirpur division caused seasonal diseases including allergy, flue and fever in various parts of the state besides reducing the water level in rivers and dams to alarming extent because of the lack of rains in the region.
State Disaster Management Authority AJK sources told APP late Thursday that various parts of AJK received firstrainfall of the season in the plains besides the snowfall at the upper reaches of the State mid night of Wednesday and Thursday.
Different parts of the state including Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Neelam and Leepa valleys, Kotli, Bhimbher, Rawalakot besides some adjoining areas lashed with the mild down pour coupled with thunder storm mid last night turning the weather more chilly and forcing the people to go into more heavy clothing.
Meteorological department has predicted continual rainfall in plains and snowfall at top mountainous parts of the AJK during next 24 hours.