2024年7月19日，印度占领的克什米尔山区遭遇一系列云雹、洪水和山体滑坡灾害，造成至少28人死亡。[1]灾难在距斯里那加约125英里（200公里）的穆拉村及周边地区造成大规模破坏。[1]
村民哈吉·穆罕默德·拉蒂夫的家园被洪流摧毁，8名家庭成员在灾害中遇难。[1]面对失亲之痛，他表示："我只想找到他们。"[1]当地居民阿米尔·阿斯加尔·汗指出，灾害的频繁发生反映了气候变化的严峻现实，他说："一切都变得不可预测。雨势每年都在加剧。"[1]
科学家警示，气候变暖正在增加喜马拉雅山西部短时强降雨事件的发生频率，对偏远山区社区构成严重威胁。[1]
Mountain communities in Indian-administered Kashmir were struck by a series of devastating cloudbursts, floods, and landslides on July 19, 2024, claiming at least 28 lives[1]. The disaster left villagers grappling with overwhelming loss, as entire households were swept away by torrential waters. In Moora village, resident Haji Mohammad Latif lost eight family members when floodwaters destroyed his home, leaving him to search desperately for his loved ones: "I just want to find them"[1]. The affected area lies approximately 125 miles from Srinagar, the region's capital[1].
Local residents attribute the intensifying disaster to changing weather patterns. Amir Asgal Khan, a community member, expressed growing anxiety about the unpredictability of the conditions: "Nothing seems predictable any more. The rain is getting more intense every year"[1]. Scientists have identified climate warming as a driving factor in the increased frequency of extreme precipitation events in the western Himalayas, posing mounting threats to remote mountain settlements[1]. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has documented a pattern of increasingly intense rainfall across the western Himalayan range[1].