ISLAMABAD: Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area. The instense, sudden deluges have proven fatal in both countries.

A deluge of rain triggered floods and landslides, sweeping people away and flooding and destroying homes, officials said.

According to the National Disaster Agency, the intensity of this year's monsoon is about 50% to 60% higher than last year.

Entire villages were swept away as torrential rain caused deadly flash floods and landslides in India-controlled Kashmir and northern Pakistan. Dramatic video shows the devastation in the neighboring countries as the death toll is expected to rise.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's MI-17 helicopter had taken off from Peshawar for Bajaur when contact was lost over Mohmand tribal district, according to initial reports.