Sudden, 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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At least 46 people were killed and 200 remain missing after sudden flash floods hit Kishtwar in Indian-administered Kashmir, sweeping away pilgrims and infrastructure. Indian authorities say at least 46 people have been killed and around 200 others are missing after sudden, heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Indian-administered Kashmir. The disaster struck on Thursday in Kishtwar town, in the Chasoti area of the region. An official said th…
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