The IMD stated that heavy rainfall is expected in Jammu and Kashmir on August 15, 17 and 18.

Jammu and Kashmir Kishtwar Cloudburst: A large-scale rescue operation is underway by NDRF, SDRF, police, Army and local volunteers.

The term “cloudburst” came from the notion that clouds were like water balloons and could burst, resulting in rapid precipitation. However, this idea has since been disproven. Sometimes a large amount of runoff from higher elevations is mistakenly taken as a cloudburst.