Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 300 people to safety.

At least 32 people have been killed in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a disaster management official has said. Mohammed Irshad said on Thursday that rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 people to safety.

Hundreds more were missing, many of them Hindu pilgrims, after a cloudburst triggered flooding in mountainous terrain.

Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 44 people dead, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 200 people to safety.

At least 32 people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a top disaster management official said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 100 people to safety.

Rescue operation in the region is underway as teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and J&K's SDRF along with Indian Army, and local police are carrying out the operation. Read on:

At least 56 people are feared dead in a flash flood triggered by sudden heavy rain that devastated a remote village in the restive Himalayan region of India-administered Kashmir.

At least 32 people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a top disaster management official said Thursday.

Light to moderate rainfall is likely in Jammu & Kashmir till August 19, with risks of flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides. Authorities have advised residents and tourists to stay alert and follow weather advisories.