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Dozens of people are feared dead after floods swept a passenger bus into a gorge in Indian-administered Kashmir. | Dozens of people are feared dead after floods swept a passenger bus into a gorge in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
The bus was carrying about 50 members of a wedding party, including the bride and the groom, officials said. | |
The accident happened in Rajouri district in Jammu region. Rescue efforts were under way, the army said, adding four people had been saved. | |
The region is suffering from its worst flooding in 22 years, which has claimed at least 20 lives in the past few days. | The region is suffering from its worst flooding in 22 years, which has claimed at least 20 lives in the past few days. |
Road accidents are common in India and last year more than 138,000 people died in them, according to government figures. | |
Officials said rescuers were searching for the bus, but they had not been able to locate it in the flood waters. | Officials said rescuers were searching for the bus, but they had not been able to locate it in the flood waters. |
"Rescue teams are there, including a column of the army," news agency AFP quoted inspector general of police Rajesh Kumar as saying. | "Rescue teams are there, including a column of the army," news agency AFP quoted inspector general of police Rajesh Kumar as saying. |
"Air force helicopters are also ready, but heavy rains and a strong current in the stream make it difficult," he said, adding that some of the passengers on board might have escaped to safety. | "Air force helicopters are also ready, but heavy rains and a strong current in the stream make it difficult," he said, adding that some of the passengers on board might have escaped to safety. |
Incessant rains have triggered landslides and flooded many parts of Indian-administered Kashmir, the BBC's Riyaz Masroor reports from Srinagar. | Incessant rains have triggered landslides and flooded many parts of Indian-administered Kashmir, the BBC's Riyaz Masroor reports from Srinagar. |
Authorities have declared a "disaster alert" in the region, with all schools and colleges closed and exams postponed, our correspondent adds. |