Jammu and Kashmir floods: Rescue operations intensify
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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 today still waiting for help in the flood-ravaged Kashmir Valley.
Labourers from outside Kashmir struggle at Srinagar airport to leave the state capital after the recent flooding. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)- 2 / 10
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.
Army is seen rescuing flood victims in Rambagh in Srinagar. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)- 3 / 10
Labourers from outside Kashmir are stranded at Srinagar airport. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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Rescue operations in full swing in Rambagh in Srinagar. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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A woman is being rescued in Srinagar. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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People are being rescued on a makeshift boat in Rambagh, Srinagar. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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An aerial view of one of the flood affected areas in Srinagar. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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Labourers wait to leave the flood affected area in Kashmir at Srinagar airport. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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A woman is seen consoling one of the flood victims in Kashmir. (Source: Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
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An aerial view of one of the flood affected areas in Srinagar. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)