‘Dozens dead’ in Kashmir bus plunge

Dozens of people are feared dead after floods have swept away a passenger bus into a gorge in Indian-held Kashmir.

The bus was carrying a 50-member wedding party, including the bride and the groom, reports said.

The flood waters are surging and rescue efforts are on, top police official Owais Ahmad told the BBC.

The region is suffering from its worst flooding in 22 years, which has claimed at least nine lives since Tuesday.

Road accidents are common in India and last year, more than 138,000 people died, according to government figures.