India, Sept 5 (Reuters) Sixty-five people were killed after heavy rains caused flash floods in Kashmir, including a wedding party on a bus that was swept away, officials said on Thursday.
Authorities declared a disaster alert in the northern region after two days of heavy rain hit villages across the Kashmir valley, causing the worst flooding in two decades.
"At least 40 members of a marriage party are feared dead when their bus was washed away due to flash floods," senior police superintendent Mubassir Latifi told Reuters.
Heavy rains kill 65 in Kashmir
FE Team | Published: September 06, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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