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Massive Cloudburst In J&K’s Kishtwar Triggers Flash Flood, 60 Feared Dead

At least 60 people are feared dead after a massive cloudburst struck Kishtwar’s Chashoti area in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday afternoon, triggering flash floods and sweeping away several people. Rescue operations are underway, with the Machail Mata Yatra suspended. Authorities have deployed emergency teams to search for survivors.

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Kishtwar cloudburst | Photo: PTI

Security personnel stand amidst the debris at an affected area following a cloudburst in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

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Cloudburst in Kishtwar area | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
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Buildings damaged by Thursday's flash floods are seen in Chositi village, Kishtwar district, Indian-controlled Kashmir.

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Massive cloudburst in J-K's Kishtwar | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
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India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel carry out a rescue operation after Thursday's flash floods, in Chositi village, Kishtwar district.

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Cloudburst in J-K's Kishtwar | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
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Stranded pilgrims are helped across a water channel using a makeshift bridge a day after flash floods in Chositi village, Kishtwar district.

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Cloudburst in Kishtwar: Stranded pilgrims | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
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Stranded pilgrims are helped across a water channel using a makeshift bridge a day after flash floods in Chositi village, Kishtwar district.

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Cloudburst in Kishtwar | Photo: PTI
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People show damaged structures at an affected area following a cloudburst in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

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Massive cloudburst in J-K's Kishtwar | Photo: AP/Channi Anand
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Household goods are strewn around next to buildings damaged by flash floods in Chositi village, Kishtwar district.

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Massive cloudburst in J-K's Kishtwar | Photo: PTI
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Rescue work underway at an affected area following a cloudburst in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

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Cloudburst in Kishtwar | Photo: PTI
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Houses damaged at an area after a massive cloudburst at Chasoti village, in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district.

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Cloudburst in Kishtwar | Photo: PTI
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People move through the debris after a massive cloudburst at Chasoti village, in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district.

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Massive cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar | Photo: PTI
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Damaged structures and uprooted trees at an area after a massive cloudburst at Chasoti village, in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Chasoti is the last motorable village on the way to the Machail Mata temple.

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Kishtwar cloudburst: Injured victims brought to GMC hospital in Jammu | Photo: PTI
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An injured victim of the cloudburst triggered flash floods, that struck a remote village in Kishtwar district, being brought to the Government Medical College and Hospital, in Jammu district.

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Kishtwar cloudburst: Injured victims brought to GMC hospital in Jammu | Photo: PTI
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This combo image shows injured persons including a six-year old child, right, being treated at a hospital at Atholi, after their rescue following a cloudburst, in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

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Kishtwar cloudburst: Injured victims brought to GMC hospital in Jammu | Photo: PTI
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Injured persons being taken in an ambulance after flash floods triggered by cloudburst, in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

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Kishtwar cloudburst: Injured victims brought to GMC hospital in Jammu | Photo: PTI
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An injured victim of the cloudburst triggered flash floods, that struck a remote village in Kishtwar district, being brought to the Government Medical College and Hospital, in Jammu district.

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Massive cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar | Photo: PTI
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Houses are damaged after a cloudburst, in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

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