Rescue and Rehabilitation Continues in Flood-Hit Jammu & Kashmir
The rescue operations in the flood-hit valley continue as the flood water starts to recede and survivors seek to be reunited with their families. Government along with various organisations and individual volunteers have intensified the flood relief programmes to provide basic eminities such as food, water and clothing to the affected people.
Water level still high outside Lalla Ded maternity hospital in Srinagar, which had to be evacuated last week as the ground floor was completely submerged in flood water.(Picture by: Arshad Rasool Zargar)
Army jawans supply relief material to people in Sarai Bala area of Srinagar who have chosen to stay back in their houses.(Picture by: Arshad Rasool Zargar)
An army boat is carrying medicines, milk, bread and other relief material to people in Budshah chowk area of Srinagar.(Picture by: Arshad Rasool Zargar)
Woman calls out to a relief team in a boat to ask for drinking water. People in a popular jewelry market in Srinagar have chosen to not leave their houses for the fear of robberies.(Picture by: Arshad Rasool Zargar)
Several houses have collapsed in Srinagar, forcing people to camp on roads. With winter approaching, the authorities will have to evacuate the homeless to better places.(Picture by: Arshad Rasool Zargar)
Children rendered homeless by the floods kill time making drawings at a local mosque in Srinagar. Several schools in Srinagar are submerged.(Picture by: Arshad Rasool Zargar)
