Indian, Pakistani troops aid flood-stranded people
Source: AP-EXCITE
By NIRMALA GEORGE
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescue workers in boats and helicopters worked to save thousands of people trapped in homes and on rooftops Monday after floods and landslides killed more than 320 people in the Himalayan region of Kashmir and eastern Pakistan.
Six days of torrential rains have soaked both sides of the divided territory of Kashmir, which India and Pakistan each claim.
A senior Indian army official said the Kashmir valley is facing critical danger.
"Our focus remains to rescue people who are stranded in their houses, and provide them some basic necessities," said Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda.
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Pakistani soldiers and volunteers rescue villagers in Pindi Bhatian, 105 kilometers (65 miles) northeast of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Army and air force troops on Monday worked to rescue thousands of people stranded in Indian-controlled Kashmir and northern and eastern Pakistan, where flooding and landslides have caused hundreds of deaths. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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