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In nature's biggest fury in six decades in the valley, more than 170 people have already lost their lives in the recent flood that struck the indian state of Jammu and
Kashmir. Witnessing human terror since ages, the valley is under the threat of floods due to a week long incessant rain which is affecting the rescue operations as well. The Prime
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Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday declared the situation a "nationallevel disaster", and announced a special assistance of Rs 1,000 crores for the floodhit state,
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River Jhelum flowing 14 feet above the danger mark. Homes, military bases and hospitals inundated in the region's main city Srinagar as the Jhelum river overflowed its banks.
Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have damaged roads, dozens of bridges, buildings and crops. Land route has been stopped on the JammuPathankot highway.
The state government has closed all schools till September 7.
Some 2,500 villages have been partially or completely submerged across the area, while thousands of people are stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued. A temple being washed away by the force of the