Kashmir, Pakistan and floods
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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 44 people dead, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 200 people to safety.
Hundreds more were missing, many of them Hindu pilgrims, after a cloudburst triggered flooding in mountainous terrain.
Rescue operation in the region is underway as teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and J&K's SDRF along with Indian Army, and local police are carrying out the operation. Read on:
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.
Cloudburst triggers deadly flash floods in Kashmir village, sweeping away homes and pilgrims as rescue efforts face challenges
A sudden cloudburst on August 14 unleashed devastating flash floods in Chisoti village of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least 60 people and leaving around 75 missing. Entire homes,
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 56 people have been killed and 50 others injured in flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Indian-administered Kashmir, media reports said on Friday. The deluge struck Chisoti, a town in Kishtwar district, on Thursday morning, Al Jazeera reported.
One official says rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 people to safety, with at least 50 believed to be missing.