SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 300 people to safety.

Following a cloudburst in the region’s Chositi village, which triggered floods and landslides, disaster management official Mohammed Irshad estimated that at least 80 people were still missing until late Thursday, with many believed to have been washed away.

Irshad said that the count of missing people could increase as authorities continue to tally the figures.

Officials halted rescue operations for the night, he said. Weather officials forecast more heavy rains and floods in the area.

India’s deputy

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