Kashmir floods: Rescue Ops to be Intensified as Lakhs Wait for Help

Hundreds of people trapped in floods-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir with some left marooned on rooftops and others clinging to trees are in dire need of water and food.

  • Kashmiri men stand on the roof of their flooded house as they wait to be rescued by Indian army soldiers in Srinagar September 10, 2014. (Reuters)
    Kashmiri men stand on the roof of their flooded house as they wait to be rescued by Indian army soldiers in Srinagar September 10, 2014. (Reuters)
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  • Flood victims are evacuated by boat from their flooded house in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Reuters)
    Flood victims are evacuated by boat from their flooded house in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Reuters)
  • A Kashmiri man stands on an electric transformer as he waits to be rescued in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Reuters)
    A Kashmiri man stands on an electric transformer as he waits to be rescued in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Reuters)
  • Kashmiri houseboats and houses submerged by floodwater are seen from an Indian Air Force helicopter during rescue and relief operations in Dal Lake in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
    Kashmiri houseboats and houses submerged by floodwater are seen from an Indian Air Force helicopter during rescue and relief operations in Dal Lake in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
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  • Kashmiri houseboats and houses submerged by floodwater are seen from an Indian Air Force helicopter during rescue and relief operations at Dal Lake in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
    Kashmiri houseboats and houses submerged by floodwater are seen from an Indian Air Force helicopter during rescue and relief operations at Dal Lake in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
  • Kashmiri people travel on a truck along a flooded street in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
    Kashmiri people travel on a truck along a flooded street in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
  • A Kashmiri family walks through the floodwaters in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
    A Kashmiri family walks through the floodwaters in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
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  • Indian military officers carries a rescued Kashmiri baby from a boat moored in the floodwaters in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
    Indian military officers carries a rescued Kashmiri baby from a boat moored in the floodwaters in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. (Agence France-Presse)
  • In this handout photo released by Indian Ministry of Defence on September 10, Indian Air Force personnel use a winch to reach residents stranded on a rooftop in Srinagar. (Agence France-Presse)
    In this handout photo released by Indian Ministry of Defence on September 10, Indian Air Force personnel use a winch to reach residents stranded on a rooftop in Srinagar. (Agence France-Presse)
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