2025 Kishtwar district flash flood

2025 Kishtwar district flash flood
Date14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)
Time11:30 (IST)
LocationChositi village, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
TypeFlash flood
CauseCloudburst
Deaths68
Non-fatal injuries300+
Missing36

On 14 August 2025, a flash flood occurred in Chositi (also spelled Chashoti), a village in the Kishtwar district of India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, as the result of a cloudburst. The incident caused 68 deaths, 300 injuries, and left at least 38 people missing. In addition to residents, pilgrims on the Machail Mata Yatra pilgrimage route were also impacted.