J & K Floods: Photos indicative of wretched condition

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The defence forces upgraded their air-lift operations on Monday, aided by a dry spell, and have almost rescued a great portion of flood-stricken people, including many people from Srinagar alone.

The defence forces upgraded their air-lift operations on Monday, aided by a dry spell, and have almost rescued a great portion of flood-stricken people, including many people from Srinagar alone. A commendable job has been undertaken by the armed forces, indubitably.

According to sources, as security forces and the ill-prepared state administration struggled with Kashmir's worst calamity since independence, fatalities crossed 175 with 27 people killed by landslide in remote Pancheri village in Udhampur district. A higher death toll is feared with scores of people trapped in areas isolated by landslips in Jammu region.

Here are some images of Jammu & Kashmir floods.