In pictures: death toll climbs in India, Pakistan floods

Indian villagers look on at a missing section of a bridge across the overflowing Tawi river that was swept away as flooding continues in the Mandal area of Jammu on September 6, 2014. AFP Photo

A Pakistani child looks on as his family cleans their home following flooding in Rawalpindi on September 6, 2014. Farooq Naeem/AFP Photo

Kashmiri men move with their cattle towards safer ground in Srinagar, India on September 6, 2014. Dar Yasin/ AP Photo

A group of people being evacuated from flood-affected areas in Lasjan area on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan/EPA

Water from the overflowing river Tawi floods a temple of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh during heavy rains in Jammu on September 6, 2014. Authorities declared a disaster alert in the northern region after heavy rain hit villages across the Kashmir valley, causing the worst flooding in two decades. Mukesh Gupta / Reuters

Pakistani residents cross a damaged bridge following flooding in Islamabad on September 6, 2014. Farooq Naeem/AFP Photo

Indian villagers look on by the edge of a missing section of a bridge across the overflowing Tawi river that was swept away during floods. AFP Photo

A temple is partially submerged in floodwaters in Jammu, India on September 6, 2014. Channi Anand/AP Photo

Indian people walk across the bridge over Tawi river which is closed for traffic amid flash floods and heavy rain in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir. Jaipal Singh/EPA

More than 230 people in Pakistan and northern India have been killed in torrential monsoon rains which triggered flooding, landslides and house collapses, officials in the two countries said. Troops and other emergency personnel were deployed in both countries to help with relief operations, with boats and helicopters being used to reach stranded people.