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Kishtwar Devastated: 32 Dead as Cloudburst Unleashes Fury
The Daily Guardian
|August 15, 2025
A massive cloudburst in J&K's Kishtwar killed 32, left many missing, and triggered large-scale rescue operations.
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A massive cloudburst on Thursday unleashed a flash flood in the Chashoti area of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, along the route of the ongoing Machail Mata Yatra, leaving at least 32 people dead and several others feared missing.
According to Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma, rescue operations are in full swing, with teams from the Army, NDRF, SDRF, and local administration deployed to the site. The incident has caused extensive damage, and authorities fear the death toll may rise.
This story is from the August 15, 2025 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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