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| India and Pakistan battle to rescue flood marooned | India and Pakistan battle to rescue flood marooned |
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| Rescue teams are battling to retrieve hundreds of thousands of people stranded by damaging floods in India and Pakistan. | Rescue teams are battling to retrieve hundreds of thousands of people stranded by damaging floods in India and Pakistan. |
| The province of Punjab, where rivers are bursting their banks, is the worst-hit area in Pakistan. | The province of Punjab, where rivers are bursting their banks, is the worst-hit area in Pakistan. |
| In Indian-administered Kashmir, the capital Srinagar is submerged with many residents waiting for rescue on rooftops. | In Indian-administered Kashmir, the capital Srinagar is submerged with many residents waiting for rescue on rooftops. |
| One week of flooding has left at least 280 people dead in both countries. | One week of flooding has left at least 280 people dead in both countries. |
| Army and air force troops worked overnight to rescue marooned residents, officials in Indian-administered Kashmir said. | Army and air force troops worked overnight to rescue marooned residents, officials in Indian-administered Kashmir said. |
| Helicopters and planes were deployed to air lift residents out of areas where the force of flood waters knocked down buildings, bridges and cut off communication links, media reports say. | Helicopters and planes were deployed to air lift residents out of areas where the force of flood waters knocked down buildings, bridges and cut off communication links, media reports say. |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the flooding as "a national disaster." | Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the flooding as "a national disaster." |
| Evacuation orders | Evacuation orders |
| In Pakistan, vast numbers of people have been displaced and thousands of homes were damaged. Large swathes of farmland have also been left devastated. | In Pakistan, vast numbers of people have been displaced and thousands of homes were damaged. Large swathes of farmland have also been left devastated. |
| The Chenab river rose dramatically causing what has been described as a "superflood", which washed away houses and livestock across 600 villages in the Gujranwala and Sialkot regions on Sunday. | The Chenab river rose dramatically causing what has been described as a "superflood", which washed away houses and livestock across 600 villages in the Gujranwala and Sialkot regions on Sunday. |
| Many stories of loss and devastation to the poor communities living in affected areas have been reported. | Many stories of loss and devastation to the poor communities living in affected areas have been reported. |
| At the scene: Shumaila Jaffrey, BBC News, Lahore | At the scene: Shumaila Jaffrey, BBC News, Lahore |
| It is almost two days since the rain stopped but some areas of Lahore are still underwater. | It is almost two days since the rain stopped but some areas of Lahore are still underwater. |
| There is a shortage of food and clean drinking water in these areas. Women complained about shortage of milk for their babies. | There is a shortage of food and clean drinking water in these areas. Women complained about shortage of milk for their babies. |
| People are using boats to commute now they are cut off from the rest of the city. Children were running through the floods chasing after boats carrying food. | People are using boats to commute now they are cut off from the rest of the city. Children were running through the floods chasing after boats carrying food. |
| Some asked aid workers for sweets. | Some asked aid workers for sweets. |
| People complained about lack of government interest in relief efforts. | People complained about lack of government interest in relief efforts. |
| The Express Tribune newspaper visited Rawalpindi's Sharoon Colony where hundreds of homes were submerged: one resident saw his home swept away with the furniture lying in a nearby pond. | The Express Tribune newspaper visited Rawalpindi's Sharoon Colony where hundreds of homes were submerged: one resident saw his home swept away with the furniture lying in a nearby pond. |
| Another, a taxi-driver, lost his taxi and "only source of income" in the floods. | Another, a taxi-driver, lost his taxi and "only source of income" in the floods. |
| Evacuation orders have now been issued to many communities living on river flood plains in the centre of Punjab. | Evacuation orders have now been issued to many communities living on river flood plains in the centre of Punjab. |
| There are fears that heavy rains and flooding could spread south to Pakistan's Sindh province over the next week. | There are fears that heavy rains and flooding could spread south to Pakistan's Sindh province over the next week. |