Tag: Kashmir floods

At least 239 killed in Kashmir floods; India and Pakistan PMs offer help, lower cudgels

(Reuters) – The prime ministers of India and Pakistan have offered to help each other in efforts to alleviate flood havoc in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, lowering tension between the rival nations after weeks of army clashes and heated rhetoric. Kashmir is divided by one of the world’s deadliest and most heavily militarized borders. Both the Indian and Pakistani sides have been ravaged by floods that have killed at least 239 people as […]