According to media reports, the Jasnai nullah at the Chasoti village is a key stop on the pilgrimage, where langar, community kitchen, are set up for the pilgrims of the Hindu shrine.

The incident took place during the Machail Mata pilgrimage, for which Chositi is the last area where yatris can park their vehicles before resuming their journey on foot.

The village of Padder in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district is engulfed in tragedy following flash floods from a cloudburst, resulting in over 60 deaths, mainly of pilgrims. The incident interrupted the annual Machail Mata yatra as rescue operations continue with numerous still missing amidst significant destruction.

SRINAGAR: A massive cloudburst in the Chashoti area of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, triggered devastating flash floods on Thursday, claiming at least 4

The cloudburst in Kishtwar's Chositi village has led to at least 30 fatalities and multiple missing persons amid ongoing heavy rain across the region.

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.