Floods and landslides have decimated parts of Jammu and Kashmir leaving at least 36 people dead.

Footage from Chaka shows locals and rescue teams wading through flooded streets.

The extreme weather has seen major highways blocked and led to the closure of Srinagar airport.

Deadly Floods, landslides, and cloudbursts have severed the region from the rest of India. Major highways are blocked, the Srinagar airport remains shut, train services suspended, and schools ordered closed. Internet and phone networks are largely down, hampering rescue operations and leaving thousands of families cut off.

Dozens are feared dead, and scores of homes have been destroyed as fragile mountain infrastructure collapses under the strain of extreme weather. The disaster has sparked a dual crisis—humanitarian and economic—as fruit exports, tourism, and the movement of essential supplies grind to a halt.

Officials confirmed at least 36 deaths after floods and a landslide struck a Hindu pilgrimage route in Jammu, with many others missing. The catastrophe, triggered by intense monsoon rains, comes less than a month after flash floods elsewhere in the Himalayan territory claimed at least 65 lives, underscoring the escalating vulnerability of the region.

Thousands have been evacuated from submerged low-lying areas as rivers including the Tawi, Chenab, and Jhelum surged above danger levels, damaging roads, forcing flight diversions, and further isolating communities bracing for more rain.