Cloudburst hits Jod Ghati village in Kathua. Four deaths and six injuries reported. Landslides affect nearby areas with no major damage

A cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district has killed at least four people and left six others injured, just days after a similar disaster in Kishtwar claimed more than 60 lives.

Several houses were buried under rubble and floodwaters in the Ghati area, officials said. Damage was also reported on the Jammu–Pathankot National Highway. Rescue teams are at the spot.

"Spoke to SSP Kathua Sh. Shobhit Saxena after receiving information about a cloudburst in the Janglote area," Singh wrote on X.

Chositi, located about 90 kilometres from Kishtwar town, was among the worst-hit areas in the cloudburst disaster. A community kitchen crowded with devotees took the direct impact, as flash floods triggered by the cloudburst swept away multiple structures.

Flash floods in Kishtwar caused damage to at least 16 residential houses and government buildings, three temples, four water mills, a 30-meter-long bridge.

More than 32 hours after a devastating cloudburst struck Chosoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, over 100 people — mostly Machail Mata Yatra pilgrims — remain missing.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah assesses flash flood damage in Chasoti village, where 75 are missing and hundreds feared buried.

Houses are damaged after a cloudburst as visuals appear. (Image: PTI) J&K cloudburst Highlights: Jammu and Kashmir experienced a cloudburst incident on Friday, August 14, in the Chositi area of the valley.

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.