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New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) Two persons have died due to the heat in Punjab even as overnight unseasonal snow and heavy rains in Kashmir led to a dip in temperature and suspension of traffic on the Srinagar-Leh national highway today. Two persons, including a police constable, died due to the heat in Hoshiarpur district of the state. However, the summer loosened its grip a bit in the region as maximum temperatures dipped after parts of the region were swept by duststorms. In Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 500 people were stranded when snowfall at the 11,578 feet high Zojila pass on the highway caused landslides and prompted authorities to close the road for traffic this morning. Zojila, 100 km from Srinagar, received four to five inches of snow till this morning, the spokesman said. The hill resort of Sonamarg, 80 km from Srinagar, which is situated on the highway, received two to three inches of snow this morning. There was also moderate to heavy snowfall at several areas along the route to Amarnath shrine, especially at the 3,718 metre-high Sheshnag and 3,657 metre-high Panchtarni. The 3,880 cave shrine also received snowfall. In the valley, it rained heavily with Srinagar receiving 26 mm of rain till 0830 hours this morning, throwing normal life out of gear in the city. Sounding a note of caution, officials said water levels in all major rivers and rivulets was rising alarmingly. PTI TEAM KC.
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