Flash floods swept away several homes and shops in northern India, killing at least four people and leaving many others trapped under debris, officials said Tuesday. Local television channels showed flood waters surging down a mountain and crashing into Dharali,

The Indian Army and other forces were helping with the rescue, officials said. With so many missing, the flood’s true death toll was feared to be higher.

A torrent of sludge flattened homes, shops and hotels in Dharali in the wake of the cloudburst near the catchment area of the Kheer Ganga river, locals said