Rescuers battled heavy rain and blocked roads in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Wednesday, after four deaths in sudden flooding and landslides the previous day left dozens missing and an entire village submerged under sludge.

(Reuters) -Heavy rain hampered rescue efforts in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Wednesday, a day after sudden flooding and landslides killed four people and left dozens missing. Teams of army and disaster force rescuers struggled to reach Dharali village,

The Indian army on Tuesday said there had been no violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) that separates Indian-controlled and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, after some Indian media reported that Islamabad had violated the truce by opening fire.

The Indian Army denied the report of the latest ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Poonch, asserting that there has been no firing at the border since the peace agreement in May.

The Indian Army refuted the social media posts and reports claiming a ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch region and stated that there has been no ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC).