US EditionSudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir leaves 46 dead, more than 200 missing
At least 46 people died and over 200 remain missing after a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods during a major pilgrimage, prompting large-scale rescue operations, officials said.
- A cloudburst triggered a flash flood in Chasoti village in Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 46 people including two CISF personnel and injuring 100.
- Experts report rising cloudbursts in recent years, and the Indian Meteorological Department defines them as over 100 mm of rain in one hour.
- Authorities have pressed NDRF, SDRF and security forces into service, rescuing about 167 people with 38 critically injured survivors, officials said.
- Authorities suspended the pilgrimage after the flash floods halted pilgrims at the last motorable point, plunging the region into grief.
- Officials warn the death toll could rise as more people are reported missing; 21 bodies identified out of 46 retrieved, and 67 remain unaccounted for, officials said.
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Floods and landslides in Indian Kashmir kill 60, over 200 missing
SRINAGAR, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Rescuers in Indian Kashmir used shovels and earthmovers to search for survivors under boulders and debris on Friday, a day after sudden floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 60 people and left 200 others missing.
At least 60 people have died and dozens are still missing in floods in the northern Indian state of Kashmir. Floods caused by heavy rains swept through a Himalayan village in the region on Thursday, burying it in mud, rocks and debris, foreign news agencies reported.
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