India, Aug. 15 -- Suddenly, there was a sound like a bomb exploding, and everyone started shouting, "run, run", said a woman named Shalu Mehra, describing the horror she faced being trapped beneath the debris after massive flash floods on the Machail Mata Yatra route at Chasoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Thursday.

Not just Shalu, many survivors recalled their experience witnessing the flash floods that killed at least 46, mostly pilgrims.

While many deaths have been confirmed, the casualties are feared to go up, rescue teams have said. The flash floods hit when pilgrims were trekking to the Hindu shrine of Machail Mata.

Recounting how she was briefly trapped after the flash floods, Shalu Mehra told news agency ANI, "As ...