Flood waters recede in J&K; over 75,000 rescued, many still feared trapped
SRINAGAR: Water levels have started receding in Srinagar city, one of the worst hit by the deluge, facilitating rescue workers to pluck out another 29,000 persons to safety but four lakh people were on Wednesday still waiting for help in the flood-ravaged Kashmir valley.
Scaling up rescue work, Army and IAF have deployed 329 columns and 79 aircraft and helicopters to evacuate those stranded and provide food and medicines.
"A massive rescue and relief operation by Indian armed forces is continuing on a war footing in Jammu & Kashmir with over 76,500 persons rescued so far by the Armed forces and NDRF in different regions of the state", PRO, Defence, Col G D Goswami said on Wednesday.
TOI's special coverage on J&K floods
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Flood-waters-recede-in-JK-over-75000-rescued-many-still-feared-trapped/articleshow/42157711.cms?imageid=42106066#slide19
SRINAGAR: Water levels have started receding in Srinagar city, one of the worst hit by the deluge, facilitating rescue workers to pluck out another 29,000 persons to safety but four lakh people were on Wednesday still waiting for help in the flood-ravaged Kashmir valley.
Scaling up rescue work, Army and IAF have deployed 329 columns and 79 aircraft and helicopters to evacuate those stranded and provide food and medicines.
"A massive rescue and relief operation by Indian armed forces is continuing on a war footing in Jammu & Kashmir with over 76,500 persons rescued so far by the Armed forces and NDRF in different regions of the state", PRO, Defence, Col G D Goswami said on Wednesday.
TOI's special coverage on J&K floods
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Flood-waters-recede-in-JK-over-75000-rescued-many-still-feared-trapped/articleshow/42157711.cms?imageid=42106066#slide19
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