There is mounting anger in Indian-administered Kashmir amid accusations that the government has acted too slowly in the flood crisis.
Many homes and even hospitals in the capital Srinagar are submerged but patchy communication means people do not know if their loved ones are safe.
Across the border in Pakistan the authorities are preparing to battle rising rivers threatening Multan city.
The death toll in the two countries has passed 450 and is growing by the day.
‘Stone-pelting’
In Indian-administered Kashmir there have been isolated attacks by furious flood victims on rescue teams who have asked for armed escorts.
There have been reports of residents pelting soldiers with stones, but army officials told local media that they understood that people were desperate and rescue work would continue unabated.
People in the area have complained to local media of a delayed response, accusing the government of not appreciating the severity of the disaster early enough, failing to provide regular briefings and insufficient rescue boats.
Srinagar reports that the road to the city’s airport remains under water and on streets which are passable, convoys of lorries packed with groups of men gathering water, food and firewood have become a common sight.
He adds that the water levels of Dal lake, Srinagar’s tourist centre famous for its British colonial-era houseboats, continues to rise despite the rain easing over the last few days.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the region are still thought to be stranded.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he understood the anger of the people in the wake of this “unprecedented catastrophe”.
