Flash floods have killed 46 people in a village hosting Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir. 

The flooding took place in the remote village of Chositi in Kishtwar district, which is on a busy pilgrimage route to a famous shrine in the Himalayas. 

Videos shared online showed dramatic flood waters, vehicles being washed away and rescuers searching for survivors in damaged homes, as people cried in the streets - some caked in mud. 

Dozens of pilgrims have been evacuated to safety, but at least 50 people are feared missing, and a rescue operation is still under way. 

The floods were triggered by a cloudburst, officials said, with Federal Minister Jitendra Singh, who is also an MP from Jammu and Kashmir, saying, external it was on a "massive scale" and rescue teams were finding it difficult to reach the site. 

A road had been washed away, he said, and the weather was not safe enough for helicopters.

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