Devastating floods in India and Pakistan
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By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/devastating-floods-in-india-and-pakistan.htmlIn India and Pakistan, more than 350 people became victims of landslides and severe floods, provoked by heavy monsoon rains. Tens of thousands suffered and were left homeless. The number of victims continues to rise. Military and volunteers are involved in rescue work in both countries. Many have to be rescued with the help of boats and helicopters. Authorities called the current floods the most powerful in the past 60 years.
(Total 15 photos)
1. Flooding in Wazirabad, Pakistan. (© KM Chaudary / AP Photo)
2. Kashmiri women cry near their flooded houses in Srinagar, India. (© Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo)
3. A military helicopter evacuates people from the flood zone on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (© Anjum Naveed / AP Photo)
4. Soldiers of the Pakistani army, together with volunteers, participate in a rescue operation in Wazirabad, about 100 km north of Lahore, Pakistan. (© KM Chaudary / AP Photo)
5. Srinagar, India. (© Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo)
6. Kashmiri men evacuate a boy in Srinagar, India. (© Dar Yasin / AP Photo)
7. People stand on the roofs of flooded houses on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. (© Anjum Naveed / AP Photo)
8. Kashmiri men evacuate women and the elderly from a flooded area in Srinagar, India. (© Dar Yasin / AP Photo)
9. Evacuation of people in Srinagar, India. (© Danish Ismail / Reuters)
10. Evacuation of people in Srinagar, India. (© Danish Ismail / Reuters)
11. Evacuation of people in Srinagar, India. (© Danish Ismail / Reuters)
12. Rescue operation in Rajauri - a district in the Indian state of Jammu. (© Reuters)
13. A man loses his balance on a makeshift raft while trying to get to a safer place in Srinagar. (© Danish Ismail / Reuters)
14. Kashmiri men evacuate women and the elderly from a flooded area in Srinagar, India. (© Dar Yasin / AP Photo)
15. Evacuation of people from the flooded area in Srinagar, India. (© Dar Yasin / AP Photo)
Keywords: Rain | India | Downpour | Flood | Pakistan
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