Rescuers search for missing flash flood victims in remote Kashmir village 22 mins ago Authorities are searching for missing people in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir after flash floods caused by torrential rains. Teams of disaster management officials, police and soldiers helped by local villagers scoured the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi on Friday. Rescuers were searching for at least 80 missing people. Flooding that began a day earlier has killed at least 60 people. The floods on Thursday were triggered by a cloudburst in the Himalayan village. Sudden and intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions. They are prone to flash floods and landslides.

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