Jammu, Aug. 29 -- A multiple-agency operation has been underway in Jammu and Samba to rescue and rehabilitate the people whose properties were devastated in the floods.

Four more people were swept away in flash floods in the region on Thursday.

A record rainfall in the Jammu region in the past two days has caused the deaths of 45 people.

On Wednesday, a let-up in showers allowed relief operations to pick up pace.

"Operations to rescue and rehabilitate people, reconnect villages, and assess damages are underway across the region," an official said.

According to officials, four bodies were recovered from flooded water channels in Jammu.

One body was pulled out of the Tawi River in Nagrota on Wednesday evening. The victim had reportedl...