Despite heavy rains, rescue and relief operations resumed early Friday after being paused overnight to search for survivors trapped under rubble and mud in the cloudburst-hit village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said, reported PTI.

Several earth-moving machines deployed by the district administration have joined efforts to clear giant boulders, uprooted trees, and fallen electricity poles, aiming to accelerate rescue and relief operations, officials added.

The disaster struck Chositi, the last motorable village en route to Machail Mata temple, around 12:25 pm on Thursday, leaving 46 people dead, including two CISF personnel, reported PTI.