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SRINAGAR: An official on Monday said Army and Indian Air Force troops worked through the night to rescue thousands of people stranded across Kashmir where more than 150 people have been killed in landslides and flash floods.
Six days of incessant rains in Jammu & Kashmir have left more than 150 people dead in the region's worst flooding in more than five decades, submerging hundreds of villages and triggering landslides, officials said.
In neighboring Pakistan, more than 160 people have died and thousands of homes have collapsed.
O P Singh, a senior official, said on Monday that most parts of Srinagar were submerged. Stranded residents were camping on their roof, waiting for rescuers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the flooding a "national disaster."
READ ALSO: J&K flood toll over 150, PM lines up Rs 1,000 crore to fight 'national crisis'
Modi, who surveyed the extent of devastation from air, announcing Rs 1000 crore in aid for the pummeled state, describing its worst floods in 50 years as a national calamity.
"I would like to assure the people of the state that it's not their crisis alone. It's a crisis for the whole country," Modi told reporters in Srinagar. Saying that he shared the anguish of the people, the PM said, "An additional special project assistance of Rs 1,000 crore will be made available by the government to the state for flood relief and rehabilitation. More assistance would be provided if required, after a survey of the situation."
Submerged vehicles at Jahangir Chowk in Srinagar following heavy rain and floods. (PTI photo)
Control rooms at Srinagar, Jammu and New Delhi to monitor and coordinate rescue and relief operations can be reached at Jammu & Kashmir House (011)-24611210 and 24611108; Srinagar 0194-2452138; and Jammu 0191-2560401.
Also home ministry's control room in New Delhi at: (011) 23093054, 23092763, 23093564, 23092923, 23092885, 23093566, 23093563.
An Indian Air Force helicopter rescues flood-affected people at a village in Jammu. (PTI photo)
Army, IAF work through the night battling to rescue stranded people in J&K - The Times of India
Six days of incessant rains in Jammu & Kashmir have left more than 150 people dead in the region's worst flooding in more than five decades, submerging hundreds of villages and triggering landslides, officials said.
In neighboring Pakistan, more than 160 people have died and thousands of homes have collapsed.
O P Singh, a senior official, said on Monday that most parts of Srinagar were submerged. Stranded residents were camping on their roof, waiting for rescuers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the flooding a "national disaster."
READ ALSO: J&K flood toll over 150, PM lines up Rs 1,000 crore to fight 'national crisis'
Modi, who surveyed the extent of devastation from air, announcing Rs 1000 crore in aid for the pummeled state, describing its worst floods in 50 years as a national calamity.
"I would like to assure the people of the state that it's not their crisis alone. It's a crisis for the whole country," Modi told reporters in Srinagar. Saying that he shared the anguish of the people, the PM said, "An additional special project assistance of Rs 1,000 crore will be made available by the government to the state for flood relief and rehabilitation. More assistance would be provided if required, after a survey of the situation."
Submerged vehicles at Jahangir Chowk in Srinagar following heavy rain and floods. (PTI photo)
Control rooms at Srinagar, Jammu and New Delhi to monitor and coordinate rescue and relief operations can be reached at Jammu & Kashmir House (011)-24611210 and 24611108; Srinagar 0194-2452138; and Jammu 0191-2560401.
Also home ministry's control room in New Delhi at: (011) 23093054, 23092763, 23093564, 23092923, 23092885, 23093566, 23093563.
An Indian Air Force helicopter rescues flood-affected people at a village in Jammu. (PTI photo)
Army, IAF work through the night battling to rescue stranded people in J&K - The Times of India
