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In Pictures: Kashmir and Pakistan floods

Death toll still rising as Indian and Pakistani military continue efforts to rescue thousands of those stranded.

Indian men remove debris of their house that was damaged in floods on the banks of the Tawi River in Jammu, India. Six days of rains in Indian-administered Kashmir have left more than 160 people dead in the region(***)s worst flooding in more than five decades.
By Al Jazeera
Published On 8 Sep 2014

Heavy rain and landslides in Pakistan, and the Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir have led to severe flooding in the South Asian regions.

The death toll in both Kashmir and Pakistan’s Punjab and Gilgit areas has now reached 320. Indian-administered Kashmir is experiencing the worst floods in five decades, where more than 160 people have died. 

The army and air force in India and Pakistan are working to rescue thousands who are stranded and have been left homeless, with hundreds of villages completely submerged. 

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Here are some images from various media agencies that show the scale of the devastation.

A rescue worker helps a flood victim into a boat, after heavy rain in Wazirabad, in Gujranwala, Pakistan. At least 205 people have been killed across the country after heavy rains brought flash floods and caused homes to collapse in the Punjab and Kashmir regions.
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Indian laborers carry relief material for flood-affected victims in Poonch, around 276km from Jammu, India. Army and air force troops on September 8 battled to rescue thousands of people stranded in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Flood victims stand in floodwaters, waiting their turn to be transported to dry ground  - in Wazirabad, some 100km north of Lahore, Pakistan.
An aerial view shows a damaged bridge across the River Tawi at Mandal village on the outskirts of Jammu, India.
A mosque is seen partially submerged by floodwaters after heavy rain in Wazirabad.
Flood-affected children walk amidst the debris of a house damaged by floods on the banks of the river Tawi in Jammu.
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Soldiers from the Pakistan Army help a flood victim after heavy rains in Wazirabad.
In this photo from September 4, Kashmiri residents struggle to withstand a sudden, strong current while wading through floodwaters in their effort to move to a safer place in Srinagar.
A flood victim walks through what(***)s left of the door from his house, after heavy rains in Wazirabad.
A handout photo provided by the Indian Ministry of Defence shows flood victims leaving an Indian Air Force helicopter after reaching safety from the Jammu and Kashmir flood-affected areas.
Local residents wade through floodwaters seeking a safer areas following heavy rains in Jafar Kot near Wazirabad.
Kashmiri residents are evacuated on a tractor from their neighbourhood in Srinagar, where fast-moving floodwaters submerged large areass of the city on September 7, after five days of pounding rain.
Locals affected by the flood struggle to get food aid distributed by a charity organization in Jafar Kot near Wazirabad.
A Kashmiri woman cries as she stands near her submerged house in Srinagar.