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NEW DELHI — A bus carrying dozens of members of a wedding party plunged off a mountainous road and into a deep, fast-running stream in the region of Jammu on Thursday, killing nearly everyone aboard, the Indian authorities said. NEW DELHI — A bus carrying dozens of members of a wedding party plunged off a mountainous road and into a deep, fast-running stream in the Jammu region on Thursday, killing nearly everyone aboard, the Indian authorities said.
About 50 people were presumed dead, said Vinod Kaul, head of the disaster management department in Jammu and Kashmir State. About 50 people are presumed dead, said Vinod Kaul, head of the disaster management department in Jammu and Kashmir State.
Torrential floods have inundated much of the state near the border with Pakistan this week and had claimed at least 18 lives before the bus accident on Thursday.Torrential floods have inundated much of the state near the border with Pakistan this week and had claimed at least 18 lives before the bus accident on Thursday.
Water was rushing off a mountain with such force that it was impossible for rescue workers to reach the bus, said Bachan Singh, an official from the village of Rajpur Kamila, where the accident occurred.Water was rushing off a mountain with such force that it was impossible for rescue workers to reach the bus, said Bachan Singh, an official from the village of Rajpur Kamila, where the accident occurred.
Police officers, ambulances and rescue crews were at the site, but the wind and rain were so powerful that responders had succeeded only in rescuing three people, according to Mubassir Latifi, the police chief in the district of Rajouri. Police officers, ambulances and rescue crews were at the site, but the wind and rain were so powerful that responders were able to rescue only three people, according to Mubassir Latifi, the police chief in the district of Rajouri.
After three days of steady rain, a number of rivers in Jammu and Kashmir are dangerously swollen, and water has filled the roads in Srinagar, the state’s summer capital.After three days of steady rain, a number of rivers in Jammu and Kashmir are dangerously swollen, and water has filled the roads in Srinagar, the state’s summer capital.
In addition to the 18 people reported dead in the flooding, many more have been displaced, said Mr. Kaul, the head of the state’s management team. The deaths included a guard along the Indian-Pakistani border who died when the bunker where he had sought shelter was washed away in a mudslide; a soldier also died while attempting a rescue. In addition to the 18 people reported dead in the flooding, many more have been displaced, said Mr. Kaul. Those killed included a guard along the Indian-Pakistani border who died when the bunker where he had sought shelter was washed away in a mudslide; a soldier also died while attempting a rescue.
Heavy rains are expected through Friday.Heavy rains are expected through Friday.
“The situation is alarming, and the rain is still continuing,” Mr. Kaul said. Schools and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir will remain closed till Sunday.“The situation is alarming, and the rain is still continuing,” Mr. Kaul said. Schools and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir will remain closed till Sunday.