Indian floods bring death, wrecking to civilians
(MENAFN) Muhammad Shaban Mir, 55, faced despair after the week-long closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district left his apple harvest stranded. The highway, the valley’s only road link to mainland India, had been shut due to severe weather, delaying the delivery of his produce to Delhi. The shipment represented the family’s annual income. On Wednesday, Mir’s fear turned to devastation as floodwaters swept away his three-acre orchard, erasing months of effort overnight.
“We don’t know if we should save our animals, mourn these floods, or see our orchards gone underwater. We are heartbroken,” Mir said, waiting with his family to move to safer ground as water levels continued to rise.
Heavy rainfall since August has triggered extensive flooding across Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttarakhand. Rivers have overflowed, dams have reached capacity, and landslides have compounded the damage.
Authorities report that the floods have submerged thousands of homes, ruined crops, and severely disrupted infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and electricity networks. Relief agencies describe this as the worst flooding since the mid-1980s, with large-scale rescue operations still underway.
“Our field teams are monitoring the situation. We have directed some preventive evacuations. Police and disaster officials have given advisories, and they need to be followed. People in low-lying areas need to relocate to safer locations. We have identified 300 buildings in different districts where we made sure all basic facilities are available. We have sufficient essential supplies available; people need not panic,” said the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir.
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