cloudburst

Extreme weather events such as cloudbursts are hard to predict in advance.

Uttarakhand's chief minister and other officials initially said the flash floods were caused by a cloudburst, but India's weather department has not confirmed this.

Officials say more than 100 people are missing after a cloudburst triggered devastating flash floods in India's northern state of Uttarakhand.

Dozens of people are feared trapped after a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

After a heavy cloudburst forecast for Wednesday afternoon or night that could bring another few inches of rain, Southern California was expected to begin drying out Thursday and heading for a sunny weekend.