Sept 10, 2014. The Army today said that it has rescued a 28-member Pakistani golf team and the Ambassador of Nepal from the flood-affected areas of Srinagar according to multiple news reports.
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.
The Dawn Reported that the sudden burst of water left the team members, marooned in a hotel, completely startled.
“By the time we reached the second floor, the first floor was completely filled with water. Water kept rushing through the windows all night. It was frightening,” Indian Express quoted Faiza Malik, who was part of the private team visiting from Lahore, as saying.
The Indian Army said it had made all arrangement to airlift the team to Pakistan.
“The Army has recorded the addresses and passport numbers of all the Pakistani nationals. We have evacuated them to Nehru Park helipad from where they will be taken to the airport for movement to Delhi or their destination in Pakistan,” said Col Bridges Pandey.
The Indian army has deployed more than 20,000 troops to conduct rescue operations and 61 aircraft have also been delegated for the purpose, reports say, adding that about 47,200 people, including 24,000 in Srinagar, have been rescued in Indian-held Kashmir.
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