The flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir continued to worsen on Saturday with the death toll mounting to 160 while rescuers struggled to evacuate thousands of people to safety as major rivers and streams were in spate due to incessant rains.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare Jammu and Kashmir floods a “national calamity”.

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on phone and demanded immediate steps so that the stranded people are shifted to safer places more efficiently and effectively.


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