Four Air Force helicopters, carrying supplies, could not land at the Nehru helipad after crowds threatened to stone them. Two rescue workers from the NRDF on a boat were reportedly attacked with sticks; their boat was punctured. One of the workers was allegedly injured so seriously that he has been flown to Chandigarh for treatment. at least two Army rescue boats were pelted with stones and another with glass from broken hospital windows. “When the boats cleared by my men came out of the gates of Badami Baug Cantonment, out boat was pelted with stones,” said Lt Colonel Surender Singh, an artillery officer. “They have been seeing us ferrying people and unaware of the task we are up against, there is a feeling that we are neglecting them. We are following a protocol — elderly women and those who have no food are rescued first. We had to carry a weapon on our next trip.” Another officer said his boat was greeted with broken glass at GB Pant Hospital from where the Army has rescued over 300 civilians. Also at the hospital, five or six young people jumped on a rescue boat that was trying to give priority to the elderly. #kashmirfloods
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:18:24 +0000
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