Flash floods hit parts of India amid heavy rains

Locals watch the raging River Tawi during flash floods on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, Aug. 4. A flood alert has been issued in Jammu as heavy rains continued to lash the city for two consecutive days. At least 5 people were rescued from the flash floods that occured in the River Tawi.

A Kashmiri man holding an umbrella rushes along a row of tourist boats laying idle on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Aug. 4.

An Indian Gujjar nomad woman searches for belongings in her mud house during flash floods on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Aug. 4.