Cloudburst in Indian-Occupied Kashmir; five killed

At least five people, including a woman and children, were killed after a cloudburst triggered flooding and landslides in a village of Indian-occupied Kashmir, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Sunday.

According to the Indian media reports, the victims included children aged between five and thirteen years.

Police officials confirmed that the cloudburst occurred in the Natna area, bringing sudden flash floods that swept through homes and farmland.

Authorities recovered the bodies of four people from the floodwaters, while one person remains missing.

A large-scale search and rescue operation is underway to assist the affected families and locate the missing victim.

Just a day earlier, a similar incident struck the Rajgarh district of Indian-Occupied Kashmir, where another cloudburst claimed the lives of four people.

The Indian Meteorological Department has warned that heavy rains in the region are likely to continue until September 2, raising fears of more landslides and flash floods in vulnerable mountain areas.