Pakistan golf team rescued in Srinagar

Indian Army says it rescued 28-member Pakistani golf team, Ambassador of Nepal from flood-affected areas of Srinagar

Indian Army on Tuesday said that it has rescued a 28-member Pakistani golf team and the Ambassador of Nepal from the flood-affected areas of Srinagar, India Today reported.

The Pakistani team was there to take part in a SAARC golf tournament while the 17-member Nepalese team was there for official work, army officials said in New Delhi.

According to India Today, the army has deployed more than 20,000 troops in 220 columns for rescue operations and asked all its units deployed there to help out people in distress. The Indian Air force has pressed 61 aircraft in action for the purpose.

The devastating floods trigged by the torrential rains are said to be one of the worst in 50 years. So far some 200 people died in the deluge and thousands of people were still stranded.

In order to meet the shortage of food in flood-affected areas, cooked eatables are being sent from Delhi, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad on a large scale.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2014.