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In Pics: Kashmir Braces for 2014-Like Floods as Jhelum Overflows

Residents navigate water-logged and submerged streets, even as houses and cars are overrun as the Jhelum breaches.

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Intermittent rains lashed the southern and central parts of Kashmir for the third consecutive day, with authorities issuing a flood alert in Central Kashmir on Saturday, 30 June.

A flood alert had already been issued for South Kashmir on Friday, 29 June, after the Jhelum breached the danger mark in Anantnag.

The flood alert has been sounded for low-lying areas in Central Kashmir, including Srinagar, reported PTI. People have also been asked to remain vigilant and prepared for evacuation.

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(With inputs from PTI)

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