Crisis in Jammu & Kashmir: Blackout, Floods in Srinagar, People Trapped on Terraces

11:40AM Sun 7 Sep, 2014

NEW DELHI:  Nearly 150 have died in Jammu and Kashmir which is witnessing its worst flood in 50 years. Lakhs of people over 10 districts have been hit. Chunks of Srinagar are under water, including the Army Cantonment. The Army, which has launched a major rescue operation, says the situation is as bad as the flashfloods in Uttarakhand last year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a "national calamity".   NDTV