Srinagar: Heavy rains hampered the ongoing relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday where over one lakh people are still awaiting rescue.
So far 129 people have lost their lives in Jammu region while over 30 people were found dead in Kashmir valley, as per government figures.
Over 50,000 people have been rescued by the Indian army while around 30,000 people have been saved by NDRF which are carrying out rescue operations in the state.
“We resumed rescue operations today after rains eased. I think everyone will be rescued in the next few days,” said DIG, NDRF, JKS Rawat.