Surging floodwaters and a torrent of mud have swept through a village in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
At least four people were killed and more than 50 others were missing, authorities and local TV channels said on Tuesday.
Teams from the army and disaster response forces had reached the area, local authorities said, and workers were trying to rescue people trapped under debris and sludge.
South Asia bureau chief Meghna Bali reports.
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