Verified footage shows buildings swept away in north India floodingpublished at 11:04 British Summer Time
Shruti Menon
BBC Verify senior journalist
A screengrab from an Indian army video shows the floodwaters rushing through a construction site
Several parts of northern India have been bit by heavy rainfall and flash flooding since the beginning of this month, causing severe damage across the Himalayan states.
We’ve verified two dramatic videos from Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh state, which shows the moment a flash flood swept through a riverside area on Wednesday evening following a cloudburst.
In the first video, floodwater is seen rushing into a construction site next to a river where there are buildings with blue roofs. The floodwaters sweep away some of the buildings along with vehicles and construction equipment.
The second video, filmed moments later, shows those same blue-coloured roofs floating in the water. Several people are seen running to safety, while in the background, water rushes down from the mountains into the river. Those on higher ground can be heard whistling loudly – a signal commonly used in the region to alert people to danger.
We’ve verified where the footage was filmed by matching the topography and mountain features with Google Earth imagery. Satellite imagery from the specialist company Planet Labs shows the blue-roofed buildings at the location.
The Indian army has confirmed no-one died in the incident and those affected have been rescued and brought to safety.