Monsoon triggers landslides and floods in India and Pakistan

September 7, 2014

Indian army soldiers evacuate flood-affected people in Jammu, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. Heavy monsoon rains have caused flash floods and landslides that left more than 100 people dead in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and in eastern Pakistan, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Press Trust of India)

An aerial view of the banks of the Tawi River that was damaged in the floods on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Sunday, Sept.7, 2014. The flooding, the worst in 50 years, has killed more than a hundred people across the Himalayan region. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Kashmiri men move with their cattle towards safer area in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. Heavy monsoon rains have caused flash floods and landslides that left more than 100 people dead in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and in eastern Pakistan, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmiri men move with their cattle towards safer area in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. Heavy monsoon rains have caused flash floods and landslides that left more than 100 people dead in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and in eastern Pakistan, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Pakistani rescue workers evacuate villagers from an area flooded by rain in Sodran village, some 100 kilometers (65 miles) north of Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed more than 100 people in Pakistan officials said Saturday, as forecasters warned of more rain in the coming days and troops raced to evacuate people from deluged areas. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Youths wade through floodwater following heavy monsoon rains in Wazirabad, some 100 kilometers (65 miles) north of Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. The rains have triggered landslides and flash floods killing hundreds of people in large swathes of northern India and Pakistan, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

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