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At least 34 people were killed by sudden floods caused by pouring rains in a remote mountain village in the Indian controlled Kashmire, a representative of natural disasters reports.
Mohammed Irsad said on Thursday that rescue teams that work in the flooded village of Chositi in the Himalayas were able to carry at least 100 people in a safe place.
He added that, according to initial estimates, at least 50 people are still absent.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of India, Jayt Singh, said that the floods were caused by a large number of precipitation in the Khositi area in Jamo and Kashmir.
The local commander dried Kumar Sarma said that the inhabitants and rescuers discovered seven bodies from dirt and garbage, while many were still missing. Catastrophic floods pulled dozens of vehicles and motorcycles.
Cositi, on Mount Castoara, is the last point available with vehicles in the journey of annual Hindu pilgrimage to the mountain sanctuary. The authorities express the fears that many pilgrims were trapped in disaster. The pilgrimage was suspended, while more rescue groups are sent to this area.
Mano Sinha, the senior commander of New Deli in Kashmir, expressed his condolences to the victims and announced that he had ordered a military, militarized, police and salvation to strengthen salvation and assistance.
Sudden, strong rains in small areas, known as “cloud flashes”, are increasingly frequent in the Himalayan mountainous areas. They have the ability to cause destructive floods and landslides, affecting thousands of people.
According to experts, in recent years, the number of non -fuses has increased, partly from the climate change, while the damage is greater from anarchist growth in mountain zones.
More sources • AP.