Kashmir

Rescuers search for missing flash flood victims in remote Kashmir village

Stranded pilgrims are helped across a water channel using a makeshift bridge a day after flash floods in Chositi village, Kishtwar district. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

Buildings damaged by the flash floods are seen in Chositi village, Kishtwar district, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

Indian rescue teams dig through mud searching for victims, a day after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

Dozens more are missing, including Hindu pilgrims who were visiting a shrine, after torrents of water and mud driven by intense rain tore through the village in Kishtwar district in Indian-administered Kashmir. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

Officials said the floods destroyed the main community kitchen established for pilgrims, along with dozens of vehicles and motorcycles. More than 200 pilgrims were in the kitchen when the flood struck, which also damaged or washed away numerous homes clustered in the foothills. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

Heavy earthmovers were brought to the disaster area to dig through deep mud, huge boulders and rubble that the flood brought down the mountainside. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel carry out a rescue operation after Thursday's flash floods, in Chositi village. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

Emergency kit including ropes and digging tools were being taken to the disaster site, with the army supporting other rescue teams. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]

Floods and landslides are common during the June-September monsoon season, but experts say climate change, coupled with poorly planned development, is increasing their frequency, severity and impact. [Channi Anand/AP Photo]