People wade through flood water near Civil Secretariat in the heart of Srinagar. S Irfan/PTI Photo

Ghanta Ghar, in the heart of Srinagar, surrounded by flood water. PTI Photo

Men use a makeshift raft to evacuate an elderly man and his grand daughter from a flooded neighborhood in Srinagar. PTI Photo

People watching swirling flood waters at Regal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar. S Irfan/PTI Photo

Members of a flood-affected family amidst layers of slush at Gujjar Nagar in Jammu. PTI Photo

A stranded tourist carries her child on her back as she wades through a waterlogged Lal Chowk in Srinagar. PTI Photo

A woman tries to clean her flood-hit house of slush at Sura Chak in Jammu. PTI Photo

People transport a sick woman in an empty water tank on a flooded street during rain in Srinagar. Danish Ismail/Reuters

The Indian Air Force helicopters carry out rescue, relief and evacuation of people marooned during the floods in Jammu and Kashmir. Press Information Bureau

Rescue workers make efforts to reach out to man stuck on a rooftop in Srinagar. Umar Ganie / Rediff.com