Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan
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A cloudburst on August 12 triggered devastating flash floods in Kishtwar’s Chishoti area, sweeping away homes and pilgrims on the Machail Mata yatra route. At least 50 people are dead, 87 missing and over 115 injured as rescue operations continue.
At least 32 people have been killed in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a disaster management official has said. Mohammed Irshad said on Thursday that rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 people to safety.
Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, according to authorities.
Watch harrowing live videos of the Kishtwar cloudburst and flash floods that have killed 60, injured 100+, and left many missing, devastating Machail Mata Yatra pilgrims.