At least 12 feared dead in sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir, official says
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Sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir leaves 46 dead, more than 200 missing
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 14 (Reuters) - At least 46 people died and more than 200 were missing following sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir, officials said on Thursday, the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little over a week. The incident occurred in Chasoti town of Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route. It comes a little over a week after a heavy flood and mudslide engulfed an entire village in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. The flood washed away a community kitchen and a security post set up in the village, a pit stop along the pilgrimage route to the Machail Mata temple, said one of the officials, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media about the incident. "A large number of pilgrims had gathered for lunch and they were washed away," the official said. The Machail yatra is a popular pilgrimage to the high altitude Himalayan shrine of Machail Mata, one of the manifestations of Goddess Durga, and pilgrims trek to the temple from Chasoti, where the road for vehicles ends. "The news is grim and accurate, verified information from the area hit by the cloudburst is slow in arriving," Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of India's federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir, said in a post on X. Television footage showed pilgrims crying in fear as water flooded the village. The disaster occurred at 11.30 am local time, Ramesh Kumar, the divisional commissioner of Kishtwar district, told news agency ANI, adding that local police and disaster response officials had reached the scene. "Army, air force teams have also been activated. Search and rescue operations are underway," Kumar said. A cloudburst, according to the Indian Meteorological Department, is a sudden, intense downpour of over 100 mm (4 inches) of rain in just one hour that can trigger sudden floods, landslides, and devastation, especially in mountainous regions during the monsoon. The local weather office in Srinagar predicted intense showers for several regions in Kashmir on Thursday, including Kishtwar, asking residents to stay away from loose structures, electric poles and old trees as there was a possibility of mudslides and flash floods.
BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
What do you think of Man City's new rainy football kit?
Manchester City football club have revealed the inspiration behind their new kit design - the rain!The club shared the design for their third 2025-26 season kit which features a grey rainy background, with neon green stripes on the neck, shoulders and sides."This kit is for the City that plays in the rain," the club said."The shirt is designed for those who carry City in their hearts, rain or shine." The new kit design, took inspiration from Manchester's reputation for being quite a rainy city."Grey skies may often be seen overhead in Manchester, but this City brings electrifying football to the pitch whatever the weather," the club added."The kit carries a message from Manchester: even when it rains, we shine." The kit is made by Puma, who said the shirts will sell for between £65 - for the kids' top - and £152 for an "authentic jersey" with a name and number printed on the the rain-inspired kit hasn't gone down well with some City fans on social media, with one saying "can you unrelease it please", while another said "this might just end up being the most terrible kit in the history of the Prem".Football clubs have released loads of unusual designs over the years, including this eye-catching number from Forest Green Rovers released in do you think of the new design? What would you put on your kit design? Let us know in the comments below!
The Guardian
2 hours ago
- The Guardian
Flash flood in Indian Kashmir leaves dozens dead and at least 200 missing
At least 37 people have died and more than 200 are missing after a sudden rainstorm in Indian Kashmir, the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little over a week. The incident in the town of Chashoti, Kishtwar district, occurred at a stopover point on a pilgrimage route. Days earlier, a flood and mudslide engulfed a village in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. The flood washed away a community kitchen and a security post in the village, a pit stop along the pilgrimage route to the Machail Mata temple, according to an official. 'A large number of pilgrims had gathered for lunch and they were washed away,' they said. The Machail Yatra trail is a popular route up to the high-altitude Himalayan shrine of Machail Mata, which honours the Hindu goddess Durga, and pilgrims trek to the temple from Chashoti, where the road for vehicles ends. 'The news is grim and accurate, verified information from the area hit by the cloudburst is slow in arriving,' said Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of India's federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in a post on X. Television footage showed pilgrims crying as water flooded the village. The disaster occurred at 11.30am local time, Ramesh Kumar, the divisional commissioner of Kishtwar district, told ANI news agency, adding that local police and disaster response officials had reached the scene. 'Army air force teams have also been activated. Search and rescue operations are under way,' Kumar said. A cloudburst, according to the Indian Meteorological Department, is a sudden, intense downpour of more than 100mm (4in) of rain in just one hour that can trigger sudden floods, landslides and devastation, especially in mountainous regions during the monsoon. The local weather office in Srinagar predicted intense showers for several regions in Kashmir on Thursday, including Kishtwar. It urged residents to stay away from loose structures, electric poles and old trees as there was a possibility of mudslides and flash floods.
