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{{Short description|Natural disaster in Kashmir}}
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{{Infobox flood
| name = 2014 India-Pakistan floods
| image location = Kashmir 4 September 2014.jpg
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| image name = This image of the northern Indian subcontinent captured by NASA on 4 September 2014 shows heavy clouds over Jammu and Kashmir
| duration = 2–26 September 2014
| total damages = 2,550 villages affected<ref name=ET>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jammu-and-kashmir-flood-tolls-climbs-up-to-160-rajnath-singh-assures-help/articleshow/41853523.cms |title=Jammu and Kashmir flood tolls climbs up to 160, Rajnath Singh assures help |newspaper=The Economic Times |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=6 September 2014 |access-date=11 September 2014 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405001417/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jammu-and-kashmir-flood-tolls-climbs-up-to-160-rajnath-singh-assures-help/articleshow/41853523.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />80,000 people evacuated<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southasia-floods-idUSKBN0H50FE20140910 |title=Tempers flare as mass flood evacuations begin in Kashmir |work=Reuters |author=Rupam Jain Nair |date=10 September 2014}}</ref>
| total fatalities = '''557'''<br/> 277 in India<ref name=HT1>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/floodfuryhitsjk/kashmir-cut-off-phones-down-roads-submerged/article1-1261607.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909042958/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/floodfuryhitsjk/kashmir-cut-off-phones-down-roads-submerged/article1-1261607.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2014 |title=Kashmir floods: phones down, roads submerged; toll touches 200, rescue ops on |newspaper= Hindustan Times |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref> <br/> 280 in Pakistan<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/world/asia/hundreds-dead-in-flooding-in-india-and-pakistan.html|title= India and Pakistan Strain as Flooding Kills Hundreds |newspaper= The New York Times|date=8 September 2014 |access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref>
| areas affected = '''[[India]]''' <br/> [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] <br/> '''[[Pakistan]]''' <br/> [[Azad Kashmir]] <br/> [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] <br/> [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
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[[File:Indus river.svg|thumb|230px|The Indus river system, which flows in the northern region of India and Pakistan is formed by major rivers of [[Indus River|Indus]], [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]], [[Chenab River|Chenab]], [[Ravi River|Ravi]], [[Beas River|Beas]] and [[Sutlej River|Sutlej]]]]
 
In September 2014, the [[Kashmir]] region suffered disastrous floods across many of its districts caused by torrential rainfall. The Indian state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], as well as the Pakistani territories of [[Azad Kashmir]], [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] and the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] were affected by these floods.<ref name=BR>{{cite web |url=http://www.brecorder.com/top-stories/0:/1221564:floods-rains-claim-128-lives-in-punjab-ajk-gilgit-baltistan-ndma/?date=2014-09-07 |title=Floods, rains claim 128 lives in Punjab, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan: NDMA |work=Business Recorder |date=7 September 2014 |access-date=7 September 2014 |archive-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907165258/http://www.brecorder.com/top-stories/0:/1221564:floods-rains-claim-128-lives-in-punjab-ajk-gilgit-baltistan-ndma/?date=2014-09-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> By 24 September 2014, nearly 277 people in India<ref name=zndt>{{cite web|title=J&K floods: Death toll mounts to 284 |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/jk-floods-death-toll-mounts-to-284_1474762.html |website=Zee News |access-date=28 September 2014|date=2014-09-23 }}</ref> and about 280 people in Pakistan had died due to the floods.

==Origin==
The erstwhile state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and its adjoining areas received heavy rainfall from 2 September 2014, during the last stage of the [[monsoon in India]]. This triggered flooding and landslides in India and the adjoining areas of Pakistan. On 5 September, the [[Jhelum River]] in [[Srinagar]] was reported to be flowing at {{convert|22.40|ft|m}} which was {{convert|4.40|ft|m}} above the danger mark and at {{convert|33|ft|m}} at [[Sangam, Anantnag|Sangam]] in Anantnag district above the danger mark. The discharge rate in the river was recorded as 70,000 [[cusec]]s against the normal discharge of 25,000 cusecs.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Climatic, geomorphic and anthropogenic drivers of the 2014 extreme flooding in the Jhelum basin of Kashmir, India |journal=Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk |volume=9 |pages=224–248 |doi=10.1080/19475705.2017.1417332 |year=2018 |last1=Romshoo |first1=Shakil A. |last2=Altaf |first2=Sadaff |last3=Rashid |first3=Irfan |last4=Dar |first4=Reyaz Ahmad |issue=1 |bibcode=2018GNHR....9..224R |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="greaterkashmir.com">Greater Kashmir newspaper official website. Retrieved 7 September 2014.http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Sep/5/kashmir-floods-throw-life-out-of-gear-6.asp</ref><ref name=TNIE>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Flood-Situation-Grim-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-Army-Called-for-Rescue-Efforts/2014/09/05/article2415882.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907172854/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Flood-Situation-Grim-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-Army-Called-for-Rescue-Efforts/2014/09/05/article2415882.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 September 2014 |title=Flood Situation Grim in Jammu and Kashmir, Army Called for Rescue Efforts |newspaper= The New Indian Express|date=5 September 2014 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>
The [[Chenab River]] was also reported to flow above the danger mark by which hundreds of villages were affected in [[Pakistan]]. These rivers flooded into the streets causing heavy casualties and loss of property.

==Affected areas==

===India===
According to the [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Ministry of India]], several thousand villages across the state had been hit and 390 villages had been completely submerged. In actual figures 2600 villages were reported to be affected in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], out of which 390 villages in Kashmir were completely submerged. 1225 villages were partially affected and 1000 villages were affected in [[Jammu Division]]<ref name="The Economic Times">Newspaper economic times official website. http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jammu-and-kashmir-flood-toll-rises-to-120/articleshow/41853523.cms {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906222831/http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jammu-and-kashmir-flood-toll-rises-to-120/articleshow/41853523.cms |date=6 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>News online .http://www.rediff.com › News</ref> Many parts of [[Srinagar]], including the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) HQ in Sanant Nagar & Army cantonment in Badam Bagh, were inundated, and vital roads were submerged, by the floods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-kashmir-floods-thousands-still-stranded-in-srinagar-rescue-operations-intensify_1466551.html |title=J&K Floods: Situation grim in Kashmir, Army cantonment flooded; death toll mounts to 160|publisher= Zee News |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>

===Pakistan===
The strongest post monsoon storm ever recorded in Pakistan's recorded history took place on 3 September on a very low pressure system which started to affect parts of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and northeast Pakistani districts of [[Sialkot]], [[Lahore]], [[Narowal]], [[Mandi Bahauddin]], [[Gujranwala]], [[Hafizabad]] and [[Sheikhupura]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/article-158940-High-flood-in-River-Chenab-puts-Qadirabad-at-risk |title=High flood in River Chenab puts Qadirabad at risk |publisher= Geo News |date=6 September 2014 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> By fourth, the rains became more widespread as the northern [[Punjab, Pakistan]], [[Azad Kashmir]] and [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] including the twin cities of [[Rawalpindi]]/[[Islamabad]], [[Mangla]], [[Rawalakot]], [[Kotli]] and [[Jhelum]]. The heaviest amounts of rainfall however were recorded on 4 and 5 September as several weather stations broke their 24-hour, 48-hour and total monthly rainfall records for the month of September.

The chief amounts of total rainfall (in mm) as a result of this spell is as follows: (recorded between 3 and 5 September)
* Palandari, [[Rawalakot]], [[Azad Kashmir]] 981 
* [[Lahore]]: Airport 498, Shahi Qila 466, Misri Shah 453, Shahdra 452, Upper Mall 389, Jail Road 379
* [[Sialkot]]: Cantt 471, Airport 346 
* [[Rawalakot]], Azad Kashmir 464 
* Kotli, Azad Kashmir 410
* [[Rawalpindi]]: Airport 336, Shamasabad 311, Bokra 208
* [[Gujranwala]]: 286 
* Kasur 280
* [[Islamabad]]: (Zero Point) 274, Saidpur 268, Golara Sharif 209
* [[Okara, Pakistan|Okara]] 257 
* Gujrat 231
* [[Murree]] 204
* [[Jhelum]] 203

==Live events==
On 8 September, in many places of Srinagar's neighbourhood, the water was about {{convert|12|ft|m}} deep, submerging entire houses. Stranded residents left their homes to move in with friends or relatives in safer areas.<ref name=NDTV>{{cite news|title=Water 12 Feet Deep in Many Parts of Srinagar |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/water-12-feet-deep-in-many-parts-of-srinagar-588365/|access-date=8 September 2014|publisher=NDTV|date=8 September 2014}}</ref>
The death toll till 10 September had crossed 190 in [[Kashmir Valley]] and areas affected by the floods were mostly districts in South Kashmir.

== Consequences ==
[[File:An aerial view of flood affected area of Jammu & Kashmir, on September 10, 2014.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of [[Srinagar]] submerged under water in September 2014]]
===India===
In [[Srinagar]], most of the city areas were submerged under water. The river Jhelum spilled over submerging [[Sonwar Bagh]], Shivpora,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kashmirreader.com/sept-6-when-jhelum-breached-bank-at-7-spots-to-destroy-shivpora-22385|title=jhelum Bund breached at shivpora srinagar at more than 7 places|work=Faisal Wani|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150301132853/http://kashmirreader.com/sept-6-when-jhelum-breached-bank-at-7-spots-to-destroy-shivpora-22385|archive-date=1 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Batwara, Soitang, Lasjan, Padshai bagh, Natipora, Pandrathan, LalChowk, [[Rajbagh]], Jawahar Nagar, Gogji Bagh and Wazir Bagh neighbourhoods of city. The first and the second storey of the houses and hotels in Rajbagh that were packed with tourists were submerged.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jk-floods-people-trapped-city-submerged-administration-missing/ |title=Srinagar: People trapped, city submerged, administration missing |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=7 September 2014 |access-date=10 September 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to [[Omar Abdullah]], the [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] then, boats had been brought from [[Delhi]] to help with evacuations, and the air force had begun rescue operations in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Pakistan floods: Kashmir city of Srinagar inundated|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29100226|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

50 bridges were reported to have been damaged across the state. The preliminary assessment of damages to property was estimated between INR 5000 cr to INR 6000 cr. The state government requested the central government for 25,000 tents and 40,000,000 blankets for the affected people.<ref name="The Economic Times"/>
There was a total estimated loss of 1 trillion INR to Kashmir division alone.

In the [[Jammu Division]], landslides triggered by heavy rainfall had damaged roads, dozens of bridges, buildings and crops. Vehicular traffic had been stopped on the [[National Highway 1A (India)|Jammu-Pathankot highway]]. Katra-bound trains were halted. Haj flights scheduled up to 12 September were postponed.<ref name=NDTV2/> The Jammu-Pathankot national highway was opened on 8 September, after the water level receded.<ref name=zee>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-kashmir-floods-iaf-army-ndrf-step-up-rescue-operations-160-dead-thousands-still-stranded_1466551.html |title=Jammu & Kashmir floods: IAF, Army, NDRF step up rescue operations; 160 dead, thousands still stranded |publisher= Zee News |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=8 September 2014}}</ref> [[National Highway 1D (India)|Srinagar-Leh Highway]] reopened for traffic on 9 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/srinagar-leh-highway-reopened-for-traffic/ |title=Srinagar- Leh Highway reopened for traffic |newspaper= The Indian Express |date=9 September 2014 |access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> The Prime Minister of India [[Narendra Modi]] called it a "national calamity".

===Pakistan===
Flow of destruction as flood water entered [[Multan]] villages. While the Trimmu Head works was saved from the peak flood discharge, more than 350 villages in [[Jhang District]] were flooded due to the breaches made at two places in Athari Hazari dyke, leaving trail of destruction behind. As the floodwater moved further south, water level started increasing at [[Panjnad]] and had reached 116,000 cusecs, flooding areas in Mittan Kot and 300 villages in [[Multan District]]. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that 257 people had been killed and more than 1.1 million were affected by the floods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/pakistan-rushes-to-protect-cities-from-floods-590123|title=Pakistan Rushes to Protect Cities From Floods|work=NDTV.com|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref><ref name= t>{{cite web|url=http://paktribune.com/news/Trail-of-destruction-as-flood-water-enters-Multan-villages-271460.html|title=Trail of destruction as flood water enters Multan villages |work=Paktribune|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>
According to reports, the Trimmu Head works, safely discharged 650,000 cusecs of water resulting in the water levels to recede. Three people were reported killed in [[Jhang]] and nine in [[Chiniot]].<ref name= t />

==Rescue operations==

===India===
* '''IAF rescue'''

{{main|Indian Armed Forces and Jammu and Kashmir Floods 2014}}
Home Secretary of India [[Anil Goswami]] said 82 aircraft and helicopters, 10 battalions of [[Border Security Force]], 329 columns of [[Indian Army]] and 300 boats were used in the rescue operations. According to home secretary, 10 [[Very-small-aperture terminal|VSAT]] systems were air lifted to restore critical telecom towers and a satellite link from Bardula had been provided for crucial communication. The Indian Army showing their ingenuity used some old fashioned Indian Juggar and converted their trucks to mobile charging platforms for the people to charge their mobile phones.<ref name=NYT/><ref name=ET2>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jammu-and-kashmir-floods-wireless-sets-rushed-to-revive-communication/articleshow/42067556.cms |title=Jammu and Kashmir floods: Wireless sets rushed to revive communication |newspaper= The Economic Times |date=9 September 2014 |access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref> Two IL 76, One C-130J and one AN 32 aircraft carried a total of 50 tonnes of supplies including food, water and medicines. 300 boats were dispatched to South Kashmir for excavation of people from submerged areas.<ref name="greaterkashmir.com"/> Armed Forces including [[Border Security Force]] (B.S.F) and [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF) rescued over 200,000 people from different regions of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name=FP>{{cite news |title=Over 2.26 lakh people rescued in flood-hit J&K |newspaper=Firstpost |date=15 September 2014 |access-date=2014-09-16 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/2-26-lakh-people-rescued-flood-hit-jk-1713439.html}}</ref> [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL) launched an operation on a war-footing with Indian Army and [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) to restore mobile services through satellite network and the telecom network.<ref name=dna>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-over-47000-people-rescued-in-jammu-and-kashmir-4-lakh-still-stranded-2017465 |title=Over 47,000 people rescued in Jammu and Kashmir, 4 lakh still stranded |publisher= DNA |date=10 September 2014 |access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>

[[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Ministry]] had been sent to [[Srinagar]] to monitor rescue operations. The government also set up control rooms in [[Delhi]] and asked people to approach it with details of their trapped families.<ref name=NDTV2>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/thousands-stranded-in-srinagar-150-dead-in-worst-floods-in-60-years-588273?curl=1410155141 |title=Thousands Stranded in Srinagar, 375 Dead in Worst Floods in 60 Years |publisher= NDTV |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=8 September 2014}}</ref>
* '''Local rescue'''

Lt. General Subrata Saha of the Indian Army said that the rescue efforts of the Army would not have been possible without the assistance and efforts of the local youth.<ref>{{cite news |title=Majority of those rescued were Kashmiris |newspaper=The Kashmir Monitor |date=5 October 2014 |url=http://www.kashmirmonitor.in/news-%E2%80%98majority-of-those-rescued-were-kashmiris%E2%80%99-72895.aspx |access-date=2014-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093200/http://www.kashmirmonitor.in/news-%E2%80%98majority-of-those-rescued-were-kashmiris%E2%80%99-72895.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Every second or third boat of the Army went to the local volunteers. "The Army salutes the efforts put by the youth of the Valley," he said. "If not for these local youths, who have guided us to reach the places, I cannot say how we would have been able to accomplish the mission."<ref>{{cite news |title=Army heaps praise on the youth efforts |newspaper=Asian Age |date=5 October 2014 |url=http://www.asianage.com/india/army-heaps-praise-youth-efforts-425 |access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref>
The daily [[Rising Kashmir]] quoted an Indian Army trooper saying that, while the Army was doing its bit to rescue the people, it could not match the job done by the locals.  The trooper further stated that the Indian news channels focused on covering the Army more than the plight of the victims, which was causing resentment among the local people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kashmir story that media isn't telling |date=14 September 2014 |url=http://www.risingkashmir.com/kashmir-story-that-media-isnt-telling/ |access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref> The total of about 200,000 people were rescued, including 87,000 from Srinagar city.<ref name=HT1/><ref name=NYT/><ref name=FP/><ref name=BR2>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir-floods-lakhs-still-stranded-in-floodhit-jammu-and-kashmir/article6395037.ece|title=Floods, Lakhs still stranded in flood-hit J&K |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 10 September 2014 |access-date=11 September 2014|last1=Rafiq |first1=Zahid |last2=Kumar |first2=Vinay }}</ref>

===Pakistan===
The [[Pakistani Army]] and the [[Pakistani Air Force]] carried out most of the rescue operations like dropping food packets, packaged drinking water and winching stranded people from their roof tops using helicopters.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

==Relief==
[[File:Prime Minister Modi visits Jammu and Kashmir to assess the situation caused by incessant rain and floods in the state.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister [[Omar Abdullah]] at a high-level meeting, on 7 September 2014, to assess the situation arising out of incessant rain and floods in the state.]]
The Prime Minister of India, [[Shri Narendra Modi]], offered an assistance of {{INRConvert|745|c}} to the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|state government]], this was in addition to {{INRConvert|1100|c}} already earmarked for the disaster.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/-flood-situation-grim-in-kashmir-army-cantonment-flooded/article1-1261140.aspx |title=Flood situation grim in J-K, PM offers Rs. 1,000 crore assistance |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=7 September 2014 |access-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907103430/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/-flood-situation-grim-in-kashmir-army-cantonment-flooded/article1-1261140.aspx |archive-date=7 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] and [[Chief Minister of Telangana]] announced an aid of {{INRConvert|10|c}} each from the chief minister's relief fund for the rescue and relief for Jammu and Kashmir flood victims, in addition to that [[Government of Telangana]] has also announced to send 50 water purifiers worth {{INRConvert|2.5|c}} for safe drinking water for flood affected areas.<ref name=NDTV3>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/jammu-and-kashmir-floods-maharashtra-announces-rs-10-crore-aid-588796 |title=Jammu and Kashmir Floods: Maharashtra Announces Rs. 10 Crore Aid |publisher= NDTV |date=9 September 2014 |access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=BS>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jk-flood-telangana-govt-to-provide-water-purifiers-114091400686_1.html|title=JK flood: Telangana govt to provide water purifiers|work= Buness Standard|date=14 September 2014 |access-date=14 September 2014|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref name=IBNlive>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telangana-send-50-waterpurifiers-to-floodhit-kashmir/499016-3-245.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915000603/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/telangana-send-50-waterpurifiers-to-floodhit-kashmir/499016-3-245.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2014|title=Telangana send 50 water-purifiers to flood-hit Kashmir |publisher= CNN-IBN|date=14 September 2014 |access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref> Also, [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]], [[Chief Minister of Gujarat|Gujarat]] and [[Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]], announced an assistance of {{INRConvert|5|c}} each and appealed to the people to come forward and help those in need.<ref name=zee/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-sanctions-Rs-5-crore-to-flood-hit-Jammu-and-Kashmir/articleshow/42027453.cms |title=Tamil Nadu sanctions Rs 5 crore to flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir |newspaper= The Times of India |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jammu-and-kashmir-floods-gujarat-chief-minister-anandiben-patel-announces-rs-5-crore-aid-and-1-lakh-food-packets-for-victims-2017271 |title=Jammu and Kashmir floods: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel announces Rs 5 crore aid and 1 lakh food packets for victims |publisher= DNA |date=9 September 2014 |access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-andhra-pradesh-government-announces-rs-5-crore-aid-for-flood-ravaged-Jammu-and-Kashmir-2017524 |title=Andhra Pradesh government announces Rs 5 crore aid for flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir |publisher= DNA |date=10 September 2014 |access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced relief package for those affected by the floods. It included Rs. 200 crore assistance for Jammu region and the valley and Rs. 3.5 lakh for the kin of those who lost their lives in the disaster which includes Rs. 2 lakh announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Omar also announced financial assistance of Rs. 75,000 as initial installment for those who lost their homes. Free food supply will be supplied to the affected for six months which includes 50&nbsp;kg of rice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/omar-abdullah-announces-relief-package-590852|title=Omar Abdullah Announces Relief Package|work=NDTV.com|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>

The United India Insurance Company also presented a cheque of Rs. 1 crore to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for flood-affected people of the State.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jandknow.com/news/09303702-united-india-insurance-donates-rs-1-crore-to-cms-flood-relief-fund|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140930152230/http://www.jandknow.com/news/09303702-united-india-insurance-donates-rs-1-crore-to-cms-flood-relief-fund|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 September 2014|title=United India Insurance donates Rs 1 crore to CM's flood relief fund|date=30 September 2014|work=JandK Now}}</ref>
People from unaffected areas of Kashmir set up relief camps, collected and distributed relief among flood-ravaged people of Srinagar city. Jammu and Kashmir government ministers have called it the equivalent of [[Hurricane Katrina]] in Kashmir.<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/kashmir-flood-indias-katrina-need-big-hand-help-jk-ministers-modi-1711563.html |title=Kashmir flood like India's Katrina, need massive help: J&K ministers to Modi |newspaper=Firstpost |date=14 August 2014}}</ref> Further, to help the people of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], to build back all the damaged infrastructure, a student-professor duo, Saqib Gulzar and A. R. Dar at [[National Institute of Technology, Srinagar|NIT Srinagar]] came up with ''Preliminary Guidelines for Repair, Restoration, Retrofitting & Rebuilding of Building Structures in Flood Affected Areas of Jammu & Kashmir''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gulzar, Saqib|year=2014|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283043896|title=Preliminary Guidelines for Repair, Restoration, Retrofitting & Rebuilding of Building Structures in Flood Affected Areas of Jammu & Kashmir|publisher=National Institute of Technology Srinagar |doi=10.13140/RG.2.1.1027.9125}}</ref> These guidelines were well received by the people of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and helped them in building back the infrastructure damaged by the floods.

==See also==
*[[1992 India–Pakistan floods]]
*[[2010 Pakistan floods]]

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[[Category:Floods in Pakistan]]
[[Category:2010s in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Disasters in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations]]
[[Category:September 2014 in Pakistan]]
[[Category:September 2014 in India]]