At least 34 people died and more than 200 were missing after heavy rain caused a flash flood in Indian Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the town of Chashoti in Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a pilgrimage rout up to the Himalayan shrine of Machail Mata.
Many of those washed away by the sudden cloudburst are thought to be pilgrims who were about to trek to the temple
