Jhelum river on Monday crossed danger level in Srinagar and Sangam area of South Kashmir 
with heavy rains lashing most parts of the state which sounded an alert asking people to move to safer places.
A senior official said water level of river Jhelum at 6 AM at Sangam (South Kashmir) and Ram Munshi Bagh (Srinagar city) has touched 22′.4 feet and 18′.8 feet respectively.
Danger level at Sangam is 21 feet and at Ram Munshi Bagh it is 18 feet. People living on the banks of the river Jhelum have been asked to remain alert and advised to move to safer places.
At least 44 structures including 18 residential houses have been damaged due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall in Kashmir over the past 24 hours.
There were no reports of loss of life. The incident has created panic among people about possibility of fresh floods in the valley.
According to police residents were evacuated to safety before the landslide struck.
The rainfall has also forced closure of Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to landslides at some places.
Kashmir valley has been witnessing heavy rainfall since Saturday, leading to sudden surge in water level of rivers, streams and rivulets, causing panic among the residents about possibility of fresh floods.