Editorial photo #12656695 Disaster and Accident

Rescue Operations Continue As Flash Floods Kill Dozens In Indian Kashmir

Police, the Indian Army, NDRF, and State Disaster Response Forces conduct rescue operations at the site of the cloudburst-hit village of Chisoti in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on August 17, 2025. Flash floods triggered by a cloudburst on August 14 kill at least 60 people and leave over 100 injured in Chisoti village of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir. The floods affect the pilgrimage route to the Machail Mata temple, sweeping away a market, a community kitchen for pilgrims, and a security post. Rescue teams work for three days to find the missing and help survivors, officials say. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12656695
Date taken: 17 August 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto
Category: Disaster and Accident

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