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The floods caused by heavy rains were killed by more than 280 people in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, while rescuers were looking for at least 80 missing in a remote Himalayan village, where waterfalls fell into the Hindu pilgrimage.
In Kashmir, controlled by India, at least 60 people were killed, and 80 went missing after floods, who fell into the remote village of Chositi, where more than 200 Pilgrim Indians ate in public cuisine when flood waters went down from the mountain.
At least 50 serious injuries are hospitalized in local hospitals, many of which were saved from dirt and garbage. Mohammed IRSAD, an official in the management of natural disasters, said that the number of missing people may increase.
Chesity, in the Kishvar area in Kashmir, is the last village available from vehicles along the route of the ongoing annual Hindu pilgrimage to the mountain sanctuary at an altitude of 3000 meters.
Officials said that the pilgrimage that began on July 25 and was supposed to be completed on September 5, suspended.
Photos and videos on social networks show extensive damage with household items scattered next to damaged vehicles and houses in the village.
On Friday, the authorities built improvised bridges to help the caught pilgrims cross the dirty water canal and used dozens of earthwork to move blocks, uprooted trees and electric poles and other garbage.
In the Kistvar area, several hydroelectric power station projects are held, which experts have long warned that they pose a threat to the fragile region of the region.
Hundreds of tourists were trapped with floods in Pakistan
In the North and North -West Pakistan, floods were killed at least 164 people over the past 24 hours, including 78 people who died in the Bunner area, affected by floods in the north -west of Pakistan on Friday.
Dozens were injured when the flood was destroyed by the houses in the villages of Banner, where the authorities declared an emergency on Friday. According to the government, the ambulance transported 56 corpses to local hospitals.
The helicopter, which transferred deliveries to areas, affected by floods in the north -west of Pakistan, crashed on Friday from bad weather, killing all five passengers, including two pilots.
Rescuers removed 1300 tempting tourists from the mountain mountains affected by landslides on Thursday. According to local officials, at least 35 people reported missing in these areas.
Rescuers, with the support of ships and helicopters, worked to get closer to the residents caught. Dozens are still ignored, and the number of dead will probably increase, said Cassig Cagium.
According to the National Spontaneous Disasters.
Rescuers removed about 1,600 people from mountainous areas in both countries, since sudden rains caused floods and landslides throughout the area.
Watermelons continue
Meteorologists predicted more heavy rains and floods in the area.
The Pakistanese natural disaster department issued a new warning about floods from the explosion of the lakes of glaciers in the north, warning travelers to avoid affected areas.
Sudden, strong rains in small areas, known as the descent, are increasingly found in the Himalayas of India and in the northern regions of Pakistan, which are subject to sudden floods and landslides.
Winds are able to cause chaos, causing serious floods and landslides, affecting thousands of people in mountainous areas.
Experts say that waterfalls have increased in recent years from climate change, while thunderstorms also increased from unplanned growth in mountainous areas.
A study published this week with world weather attribution, a network of international scientists showed that the amount of precipitation in Pakistan from June 24 to July 23 was 10-15% heavier from global warming.
In 2022, the worst period of Mussonons, when the liba registered in the country, killed more than 1,700 people, and as a result of losses of 34.2 billion euros.