"Cloudburst"

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18 August 2025

Villagers inspect the damage in 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 hit 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.

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18 August 2025

An excavator removes debris in 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 hit 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.

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18 August 2025

Officers help stranded pilgrims cross a makeshift bridge in 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 hit 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.

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18 August 2025

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) members search for missing people in 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 hit 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.

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18 August 2025

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) members search for missing people in 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 hit 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.

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18 August 2025

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) members search for missing people in 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 hit 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.

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18 August 2025

Panna Devi, 60, weeps after hearing the news of her sister Kumud Devi's death following the cloudburst in the 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 hit 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.

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18 August 2025

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.

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16 August 2025

Rescuers evacuate Hindu pilgrims after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through a mountain village in the Himalaya region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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16 August 2025

Rescue workers search for victims after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through the mountain village in the Himalayan region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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16 August 2025

A mud-covered vehicle lies wrecked amid debris after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through a mountain village in the Himalaya region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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16 August 2025

Rescue workers search for victims after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through the mountain village in the Himalayan region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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16 August 2025

Rescue workers search for victims after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through the mountain village in the Himalayan region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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16 August 2025

Rescue workers search for victims after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through the mountain village in the Himalayan region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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16 August 2025

Rescue workers search for victims after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through the mountain village in the Himalayan region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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16 August 2025

Rescue workers search for victims after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst sweeps through the mountain village in the Himalayan region of Kishtwar district, on august 15, 2025. Rescuers in Indian-administered Kashmir use shovels and earthmovers on Saturday to search for survivors trapped under boulders and debris after sudden floods, triggered by heavy rains, kill at least 60 people, leave 200 others missing, and displace hundreds. Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundate the mountain village of Chasoti, sweeping away pilgrims who gather for lunch before trekking uphill to a popular religious site. It is the second such disaster to strike the Himalayas in a little over a week.

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