India floods and landslides kill at least 19

Flash floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains killed at least 19 people in India on Sunday, officials and local media confirmed, as authorities mounted rescue operations in affected regions.



Eight people were killed in the northeastern state of Nagaland, next to Myanmar, while 11 others died in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.



Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah "expressed profound anguish over the massive flash flood in Rajouri" in the Jammu region of the territory.



The flood "has caused extensive damage to public and private property, including the bus stand, and disrupted countless lives".



Indian broadcaster NDTV said at least 11 people died and "several others went missing" in Jammu.



Army personnel and state emergency responders rescued 11 people, including five children, in Jammu's Rajouri district.