Jammu and Kashmir flood: Two Houses Sink, 16 Feared Trapped; 100 NDRF Personnel Rushed To Valley
by The Daily Eye Team March 31 2015, 10:55 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 39 secsPeople in Jammu and Kashmir were advised to move to safety on Monday morning after the state government declared flood following incessant rainfall. The meteorological department has predicted more rains over the next six days. The state government has setup relief camps and people on the banks of Jhelum River has been evacuated. ?Two NDRF teams comprising 100 personnel have been rushed as part of contingency measures in Jammu and Kashmir, where Jhelum River crossed the danger level in Srinagar and Sangam area of South Kashmir. According to police, two houses have sunk at Chadoora area in Budgam district of Kashmir with 16 people feared trapped. The two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, comprising about 50 personnel each, were taken in an IAF plane from Bhatinda in Punjab to Srinagar.