ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: The Indian Air Force on Tuesday carried out extensive rescue operations in flood ravaged northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, the worst floods witnessed by the valley in nearly 60 years.<br/> <br />The death toll from the heaviest rain to fall on Kashmir in more than five decades rose to at least 420 on Tuesday, with thousands still trapped on rooftops, as criticism of Indian authorities' disaster readiness mounted.<br/> <br />People were stranded on the roofs for the last three days. Victims complained that there were no boats sent for their rescue since past three days and they were stuck without food, water and first-aid.<br/> <br />Some 47,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in India, where 217 were reported dead by Tuesday. The Indian Air Force has air-dropped over 550 tonnes of relief material, and 80 medical teams have established emergency health services in government schools and state-run health care centres.<br/> <br />The flooding is t
