The hospital was already working with skeletal staff – three of its six doctors and some paramedics were on pilgrimage duty -- and it was short of medicines, equipment and beds

Kishtwar flash floods swept away a makeshift market, a security outpost, 16 houses, government buildings, 3 temples, a 30m bridge, and over a dozen vehicles.

A cloudburst on August 12 triggered devastating flash floods in Kishtwar’s Chishoti area, sweeping away homes and pilgrims on the Machail Mata yatra route. At least 50 people are dead, 87 missing and over 115 injured as rescue operations continue.

Many pilgrims had just disembarked from their vehicles and were taking a break before travelling on. Several people were sitting at the langar set up near the nullah

A boulder has blocked the Dhar road in Udhampur, stranding travelers. Concurrently, over 60 people died in a flash flood in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, due to a cloudburst. Rescue operations are ongoing,

Flash floods in Kishtwar caused damage to at least 16 residential houses and government buildings, three temples, four water mills, a 30-meter-long bridge.

Rescue and relief operations resume in Kishtwar after cloudburst, with dozens dead and many missing, officials say.

Families in Kishtwar face grief and frustration as rescue efforts continue after a flash flood has claimed at least 60 lives. Political interference hampers operations.