Intensifying extreme rains are damaging and disrupting key clean energy source
Rescue workers conduct operations near the site of a recent cloudburst in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on Sept. 5. (Photo by Sajad Hameed)
SAJAD HAMEED and REHAN QAYOOM MIR
September 23, 2025 10:36 JST
SRINAGAR, India — When a short but extremely intense bout of rain hit the village of Chositi in India’s Jammu and Kashmir in August, a wall of water ripped through a pilgrimage route, killing more than 60 people and cutting off entire communities.