Kashmir Still in its Worst

With over four lakh people still marooned in the flood-hit Kashmir valley, tempers rose with many people angry that relief efforts were only reaching them six days after the flood. Others complained about living conditions in temporary camps.

Villagers heckled some soldiers and beat a rescue official who was airlifted for emergency treatment.

"There are some villages where everything has been swept away. People are extremely angry, frustrated and exhausted," police official RK Khan said.

But undeterred by such incidents, the armed forces continued their coordinated efforts in Jammu and Kashmir, rescuing over 77,000 people so far as the toll in the state's worst flood in six decades reached 215.