Jammu and Kashmir floods worst in 109 years, says Rajnath

• Union Home Minister on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir is now dealing with one of the worst floods in last 109 years
• Mr Singh said his main focus is on providing all possible relief to the victims
• "We have closed our eyes. We are not looking towards them (separatists). We are determined to provide relief to people, no matter how difficult the situation is. The relief and rescue mission will continue," Home Minister Rajnath Singh said at a press conference.
• According to reports some separatists are disrupting the rescue teams by pelting stone on them
• 1.3 lakh people have been rescued so far
• A total of 1200 villages have been affected by the floods, out of which 400 are completely submerged in water
• "Five districts in Kashmir and six districts in Jammu were affected. The Union Home Secretary is in Srinagar and is coordinating rescue and relief operations and trying to expedite the process," he said.
• Disaster relief fund of Rs 1100cr was with Jammu and Kashmir government
• 90 per cent of the total relief fund was given by the Centre
• "I have told the Chief Minister for maximum utilisation of funds. The Prime Minister also said that there will be no shortage of funds," Rajnath said