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Srinagar:  With flood waters rising in Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of frantic residents are on rooftops, especially in Srinagar. Over 150 people have been killed in the state’s worst flood in six decades. Lakhs are marooned and desperately waiting for help.

The Home Ministry has released helpline numbers that stranded residents or their relatives can dial for help: (011) 23093054, 23092763, 23093564, 23092923, 23092885, 23093566, 23093563.

Here are some of the messages:

7 - 9 - 2014:

• Four adults including two senior citizens stranded at 7B Jawahar Nagar, near Beeco building, Srinagar. They need urgent evacuation as they are nearly under water
• Dr Tejinder Sethi & his family are stuck on the roof of his house. 46 Gobchi Bagh, near Polytech College, near BSF Bunkar, Srinagar.
• Murchida Begum is stranded with 2 young children at Jawahar Nagar, Near D.A.V Institute, Srinagar. The ground and first floors of her house are flooded and they have gone up to the terrace for safety
• Shweta is stranded with 3 young girls who can’t swim at Heritage House, Raj Baug, near the New Era Public School, Srinagar. The building near collapse.
• Nearly 200 people trapped at Government Medical College, Srinagar. Girls hostel
• Stuck in hotel gul paradise..near muslim public school near a masjid around 7-8 people
• 90-year-old woman is stranded on the 3rd floor of her home. Needs immediate evacuation. Her name is Bach, and address is Raj Bagh, Near CCDC school, Srinagar
• A mother and her baby are stuck at House no.1, solina balla, Srinagar, near Rambagh.
• Two women aged 72 and 55 and a 50-year-old man are stranded at 2nd floor at sheela vila, Chpora Lane, Shivpora in Srinagar. They critically need to be evacuated considering their health condition.
• Friends, Water has crossed two floors in buildings, housing journalists in Press Enclave on Residency Road facing Partap Park... Ten people including families and Habib Naqash of Greater Kashmir stuck on third floor. Need help immediately.
• Please rescue: three elderly people stuck roof to at 403B Jawahar Nagar

8 - 09 - 2014:

• My family is stuck in the Alluchi Bagh area. Water is gushing in with speed. Many houses have collapsed. Please send rescue team there.
• Mahbooba Khan and eight others stuck on the roof top of Salamat Guest House, Honda Lane, Rajbagh. I am begging for help!
• Gur Amrit Pal Singh’s family is stuck in the Alluchi bagh area. Water is gushing in with speed and many houses have collapsed. Please send rescue team there. They need help right now. Their address is Alluchi bagh, main chowk, first lane to the right, first house. This is all i have. Please send someone now.
• Prof Sauleh Mustafa at 22 PVT Jawahar Nagar near Abu Bakar masjid need help. A total of 6 people including two elderly people are inside the house. Please rescue them as soon as possible.
• Mahbooba Khan and 8 others stuck on the roof top of Salamat guest house, Honda lane , Rajbagh need help.
• Ghulam Nabi Ahanger and his family of five, all elderly persons, are trapped on the top floor of their house since yesterday. Their address is 146, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Near Dr. Daljit Singh (corner house opposite to park).
• Vijay Kaul’s family of three are stranded on the second floor of Sheela Villa, Chopra Lane, next to school in Shivpora, Srinagar. They need to be evacuated as they are in bad health.
• A couple along with their daughter and an ailing grandmother need to be evacuated from house - Dr. Nahid Ruhee, Gogjibagh, behind ramzan hospital. House is sinking now.
• 50-60 boys stuck in GMC boys’ hostel in Bemina right now. Last, I spoke to my brother yesterday when the water was getting into their building. No contact since - Nashrah Batool.
• My parents are stranded in Rajbagh on top floor (near hero honda service lane, house 111). Please rescue them - Navneet.
• A family is stuck in house number 69 in Pamposh colony, Natipora. They are there since yesterday with no connectivity. Please help.
• Tej-Pal Singh and his families, including kids, are stuck on 3rd floor in house number 34 in Gogji bagh area, behind RAMZAN hospital, exactly on the backside of OASIS school.
• Families stuck at 180, Rajbagh Extension (Dr Gh Nabi Hakeem), near masjid noor (6persons) and 14 rajbagh, (Anwar Ashai), behind convent school (5 persons) need to be rescued.
• Please help my family. My parents and sisters are stuck and I am not there. They need immediate rescue. Stranded on the 2nd storey, water has started entering. They have nobody to help - Bashir Ahmad Najar, Khan Mohalla (near Masjid Bilal), Madhaw Pora Allouchi Bagh, Srinagar. GPS Coordinates: 34.055291,74.797481
• Please help children Malika and Sehal in Kursoo Rajbagh Hero Honda Gali. Their residence is Hero Honda workshop. These children are 10 years and 15 years old. They are on the 3rd storey. Please help them as the phone numbers are not working.
• Children and elderly family members stranded in 339B Balgarden.
• Help required by Surender Kumar Jattoo and Nirja Jattoo, trapped in Pantha Chowk (just adjacent Jamia Masjid). Water level around 11 ft as per last information. No communication.
• Balwant Kaur 81 yrs, stuck alone on the 2nd floor of old post office building, jawahar Nagar, Srinagar.
• Qurat Ul Ain and 7 other family members are stuck since yesterday at the J&K Bank Building, Jawahar Nagar close to the mosque. I have tried to contact the Delhi helpline numerous times but all they say is they are working on it. - Nitin Chopra
• Zaid Majeed Mughal with his father and mother are stuck in lane no 8 of Sheikhul Alam Colony,near Nowgam Bypass, Srinagar. This colony is where the Nowgam police station is.
• Sheeba Shireen, Abudul Kabir and family stuck in house number 115 in Natraj Lane in Wazirbagh, Srinagar. It is a three storey yellow house right at the corner of the lane.
• People are stuck in Shivpura lane number 15, 3rd house. It’s near the bandh. The house next has red painted roof bricks. Water is now on the 2nd floor already - Suman Kapoor Veena Kapoor, Ashok Kapoor, Ranjoo.
• I’m a student hailing from Kashmir and want to know about District Kulgam. I’m not able to contact my home from the last 5 days in a faraway village from Kulgam namely Qusba Khull. Damhal Hanjipora . Please, please give me news about the said district. The actual report. 
• Urgent Help Required: Mantoo House, next to Post Office Lane Minto Circle, Rajbagh, Srinagar. 7 elderly people all on prescribed medicines. Please Help.
• 2 caretakers Iqbal and Fayaz stuck at Nedoes Villa on the roof next to Srinagar golf course! Urgent help required!
• Please help my family who are stuck in following areas:
  # H No : 22 Ikrajpora ,back gate of Gindun part , family with new born babies stuck.
  #Heavy Duty Gym ,Opp DAV school , whole family with many kids and new born babies.
  Please help them urgently.
• I have 90 year old grandparents stuck in Srinagar in a house filled with flood water to the top at 50 Wazirbagh.
  I would request for you to please help them being pulled out or at least show their news because we are unable to get a hold of them.

The flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir is very grim and steadily deteriorating. Nearly 150 people have died in the state and lakhs are stranded. Authorities say 11,000 people have been rescued so far in a major rescue operation by the Army.

The Jhelum river has breached its embankments in several parts of Srinagar. As a result, areas like Indira Nagar and the Badami Bagh Army cantonment are flooded. Scores of people are stranded on the rooftops of their homes making desperate calls for help.

Here is a map that shows areas that are badly affected by the floods, and those which are completely cut-off:

Floods unleash more misery in Jammu and Kashmir; death toll mounts to 160, Jayalalithaa announces Rs 5 crore assistance to flood-hit Kashmir

The flood situation has worsened in Jammu and Kashmir as more areas have submerged in the waters leaving a trail of death and destruction. The toll in the devastating floods have reached 160. Thousands of families are still stranded and awaiting help in their homes across the valley. South Kashmir districts are the worst hit by the catastrophe with many areas still cut off from the headquarters. Over 30 per cent of capital Srinagar city is under flood waters. 

Over 10 lakh population is affected in Jammu division. Jammu city has been cut off from Pathankote after authorities closed down the three important bridges on Tawi. The fourth bridge on Tawi has been damaged due to gushing waters. Indian army has pressed 103 columns into service to help in rescue and relief of the people affected by the worst ever floods in Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 11,000 civilians have been rescued so far. Out of these 2000 civilians have been provided food and temporary shelters.