Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in India’s Himalayan regions, which are prone to flash floods and landslides. SRINAGAR: Powerful torrents driven by intense rain that smashed into a Himalayan mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir killed at least 34 people on Thursday (Aug 14), a top local government official told AFP. "We have found 34 dead bodies and rescued 35 injured people," said Pankaj Kumar Sharma, district commissioner of