MeT had put J&K on alert for heavy monsoon rains, but with only distant Automatic Weather Stations in Kishtwar area, the exact rain that fell over the affected village is unknown

Pilgrims were standing in and around the nullah and waiting for langar were swept away when the cloud burst and the nullah swelled.

A resident of Bhojpur district in Bihar on Thursday called on the Chief Electoral Officer of the state to plead that he was alive.