Jammu, Aug 14: A massive cloudburst led to flashfloods in a remote mountain village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 46 people, including two CISF personnel, and trapping many more.
As night fell over Chositi village, rescuers worked frantically and pulled out 167 people from under mounds of rubble. Of these, 38 are in a serious condition, officials said. The death toll went up steadily as the day progressed and there were fears it could rise further.
Videos showed torrents of muddy water, silt and rubble tearing through the steep slopes, destroying everything in the way. Houses folded over like pack of cards, rocks came tumbling down, blocking roads and rescue paths, the mudslide turning the verdant landscape to a grim brown-grey.
