The hospital was already working with skeletal staff – three of its six doctors and some paramedics were on pilgrimage duty -- and it was short of medicines, equipment and beds

A cloudburst on August 12 triggered devastating flash floods in Kishtwar’s Chishoti area, sweeping away homes and pilgrims on the Machail Mata yatra route. At least 50 people are dead, 87 missing and over 115 injured as rescue operations continue.

Kishtwar flash floods swept away a makeshift market, a security outpost, 16 houses, government buildings, 3 temples, a 30m bridge, and over a dozen vehicles.

J&K from 2010-22. Disasters like the flash flood in Kishtwar have been driven by rising temperatures, changes in the nature of western disturbances

Watch harrowing live videos of the Kishtwar cloudburst and flash floods that have killed 60, injured 100+, and left many missing, devastating Machail Mata Yatra pilgrims.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh to the severely injured people in the flash flood triggered by a cloud burst in Kishtwar.

Flash floods in Kishtwar caused damage to at least 16 residential houses and government buildings, three temples, four water mills, a 30-meter-long bridge.

Families in Kishtwar face grief and frustration as rescue efforts continue after a flash flood has claimed at least 60 lives. Political interference hampers operations.