At least 46 people were killed and more than 200 remain missing after a sudden cloudburst unleashed torrential rain on Chasoti village in Kishtwar district of Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday, local disaster-management officials said. The deluge, which struck around 11:30 a.m. local time, sent powerful torrents through the remote Himalayan settlement, sweeping away homes, vehicles and a community kitchen crowded with Hindu pilgrims. The village lies on the final roadhead of the Machail Mata pilgrimage route, and officials said many of the missing were worshippers gathered for lunch when the flood hit. Footage from the scene showed flooded streets and rescuers pulling survivors from debris while relatives searched for loved ones. Search-and-rescue operations involving police, the National Disaster Response Force, the Indian Army and Air Force continued into the evening, hampered by damaged roads and unstable weather that grounded helicopters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said federal resources were being mobilised to provide "every possible assistance," while Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha ordered security forces and civil agencies to reinforce relief efforts. The disaster is the second lethal flood in the Indian Himalayas in just over a week and comes amid forecasts of further heavy rain. Meteorologists attribute the flash flood to a cloudburst—an intense downpour exceeding 100 mm in an hour—events that scientists say are becoming more frequent in the region’s steep terrain during the monsoon season.