Flash floods in India-administered village leave over 40 dead
Reuters news agency reported that at least 46 people died following the downpour of over 100 millimeters in just one hour on Thursday. The village is located on a popular pilgrimage route.
Footage showed houses collapsing into floods and people evacuating from the village.
The police and military are searching for missing people.
The rains have caused heavy damage on a number of occasions in India this monsoon season. Floods and landslides hit the northern state of Uttarakhand on August 5, leaving more than 100 people temporarily missing.
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