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| Flash floods hit Kashmir region | Flash floods hit Kashmir region |
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| Scores of villages have been inundated in Indian-administered Kashmir after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in the region. | Scores of villages have been inundated in Indian-administered Kashmir after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides in the region. |
| One person has been killed and at least 200,000 people are affected after flood waters entered a number of villages following breaches in the Jhelum river. | One person has been killed and at least 200,000 people are affected after flood waters entered a number of villages following breaches in the Jhelum river. |
| Schools have been shut down and the highway linking the state's capitals, Srinagar and Jammu, closed to traffic. | Schools have been shut down and the highway linking the state's capitals, Srinagar and Jammu, closed to traffic. |
| Floods are unusual in Kashmir even during monsoon rains. | Floods are unusual in Kashmir even during monsoon rains. |
| The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says that Indian army soldiers have been deployed in many areas to assist the authorities to move stranded people to safe areas. | The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says that Indian army soldiers have been deployed in many areas to assist the authorities to move stranded people to safe areas. |
| Officials says 200 villages have been marooned after flood waters entered them. | Officials says 200 villages have been marooned after flood waters entered them. |
| Worst flooding | Worst flooding |
| Army spokesman Col Hemant Juneja told the Associated Press news agency that soldiers were bringing food to residents of nearly 100 of these villages. | Army spokesman Col Hemant Juneja told the Associated Press news agency that soldiers were bringing food to residents of nearly 100 of these villages. |
| "The situation is grim," flood control official Altaf Baba said. | "The situation is grim," flood control official Altaf Baba said. |
| One person was swept away by the flood waters in Kulgam region, about 70km (45 miles) south of Srinagar, officials told reporters. | |
| They said Anantnag and Pulwama were among the worst affected districts. | They said Anantnag and Pulwama were among the worst affected districts. |
| The government has shut down schools for two days so they can house people affected by the flooding. | The government has shut down schools for two days so they can house people affected by the flooding. |
| Refusing to leave | Refusing to leave |
| Mohammad Dilawar Mir, who was appointed minister of flood control only two days ago, told the BBC that "most of the marooned people are refusing to leave their homes". | Mohammad Dilawar Mir, who was appointed minister of flood control only two days ago, told the BBC that "most of the marooned people are refusing to leave their homes". |
| He said he has given instructions to officials to take away boats - even forcibly - from those living on the Dal Lake in Srinagar for relief and rescue operations. | He said he has given instructions to officials to take away boats - even forcibly - from those living on the Dal Lake in Srinagar for relief and rescue operations. |
| Correspondents say Indian-administered Kashmir is facing its worst floods in two decades. | Correspondents say Indian-administered Kashmir is facing its worst floods in two decades. |
| Last week, monsoon rains and floods killed at least 135 people in the Barmer area of the western Indian state of Rajasthan. | Last week, monsoon rains and floods killed at least 135 people in the Barmer area of the western Indian state of Rajasthan. |
| Barmer is part of the Thar desert, which receives little rain and is prone to drought. | Barmer is part of the Thar desert, which receives little rain and is prone to drought. |