'It Felt Like A Blast': Victims Describe Horror As Cloudburst in J&K's Kishtwar Kills 45

Victims of theKishtwar cloudburstdescribed a scene of sudden chaos as a flash flood tore through Chesoti village along the Machail Mata Yatra route in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The disaster has claimed at least 45 lives, left over 100 injured, and many are still reported missing, as rescue operations continue. Recalling how debris and water engulfed the area within minutes, trapping several people, one victim told ANI the cloudburst occurred with a blast-like sound, and within two minutes, about four feet of debris surrounded them. 

 

"We were right there... suddenly there was a blast-like sound, and after the cloudburst, we started to evacuate, but within 2 minutes, there was 4 feet of debris. We managed to rescue some people, but others got trapped. We were 11 members; we are safe, but my daughter and my wife were trapped in the debris, and now they are stable..." he said.