National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel patrol across the Jhelum river after water levels rose owing to heavy rain showers in Srinagar on August 27, 2025. Heavy rains have triggered fierce floods and landslides in the Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least 30 people, officials and local media said on August 27. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)