Jammu & Kashmir floods: Army rescues 24 people rescued from three districts

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JAMMU: Altogether 24 persons trapped in flash floods were rescued safely by the police, Army and locals in Samba, Kathua and Jammu districts where dozens of houses and several acres of agricultural land are still inundated.
"Twenty-four people and cattles have been rescued from Ujhm Basantar and Tawi rivers in Samba, Jammu and Kathua," officials said.
While eight persons have been rescued from Ujh river in Kathua, five are from Basantar river in Samba and 11 in Jammu, they said.
With the rescue of the 24 people, a total of 46 persons have been rescued since yesterday, they said.
Several houses in low lying areas of Jammu,Samba, Reasi and Udhampur district, besides acres of agricultural land have beenflooded with water.
The Jammu district administration had sought the help of the Air Force after three to four persons were stranded amid the swollen waters in Niki Tawi area.
An alert has been sounded in Jammu region,where intermittent overnight rains resulted in the flooding of rivers yesterday.
Water level in Chenab, Tawi, Ujh and Basantar rivers are flowing above the danger mark, they said, adding that people living in low-lying areas have been alerted and warned of flash floods and also asked to keep away from banks of the flooded rivers.
"The water-level of all the main rivers is being constantly monitored," said an official of Irrigation and Flood Control Department.
"The rescue operations for the marooned people launched in all three districts were carried out under the overall supervision of Divisional Commissioner Jammu Pardeep Gupta", he said.

Jammu and Kashmir flash floods: 24 more rescued from three districts - The Economic Times

 

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IAF rescues marooned civilians in Jammu

Jammu, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Sunday evacuated two dozen stranded civilians from an island in the flooded Tawi river in Jammu, an officer said.

The civil administration in Jammu sent an SOS to the IAF to rescue civilians stranded near village Gandu Chak village, 25 km westof Jammu.

"Since the Tawi river was flooded and timewas premium, the pilots landed close to the stranded people so as to pick them up in one go. On landing at the island in the Tawi river, it was realised that the helicopter was sinking in the mud," an officer said.

"The captain decided to hold the helicopterlightly on wheels and instructed the winch operator to get down and get the civilians inside the helicopter," the official added.

He said: "The captain displayed exemplary skills and courage to hold on controls when the civilians were being loaded. Thereafter the aircraft got airborne and landed at the bank of the river where the two dozen rescued people were disembarked."

The general flood situation in Jammu region, according to official spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir Government, was"improving with rains having stopped in most areas in the region".

Over 100 stranded and marooned people have been rescued by the administration with the help of police, army and IAF since Saturday.

But there are landslides on many roads connecting to remote mountainous districts like Poonch, Rajouri, Doda and Kishtwar. Many vehicles and passengers are still stranded.

IAF rescues marooned civilians in Jammu