In Leh, rescue operations are progress in full swing following Friday's devastating cloudburst. Several government agencies including Army, Air Force, National Response Force (NDRF), Police and Centeral Para-military Forces, are engaged in the relief and rescue operations. The death toll has risen to 150 which includes 6 foreigners. Quoting District authorities our correspondent reports that more than 230 injured people are undergoing treatment at various army and civil hospitals. Over 500 people are still missing. More than 1,300 persons, mostly Indian and foreign tourists, were airlifted from Leh and brought to Delhi yesterday. Today also 11 planes are epected to bring some more stranded tourists to Chandigarh and Leh.According to Leh Deputy Commissioner, Scores of houses in areas adjoining Leh, particularly in Choglamsar, are currently buried under several feet of mud, dimming chances of people being rescued alive. Rescuers waded through knee-deep mud to extricate trapped people. Jawans of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Army and General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) ploughed through the silt and boulders with earth movers, cranes and other machines, tourists were seen giving a helping hand. ITBP is helping plug the breaches to make NH1A between Srinagar-Kargil and Kargil-Leh functional.Both the ITBP and the Army have set up various camps to look after hundreds of injured. The ITBP had also set up community kitchens along the roads which are feeding the homeless.The biggest roadblock that rescue workers are facing is communication breakdown as the BSNL office was severely damaged in the deluge.In a bid to restore vital communication links the Indian Air Force has transported BSNL equipment from New Delhi and Chandigarh to the affected area. According to a office release, the IAF has also airlifted a heavy duty bulldozer from Chandigarh to clear the debris there. Three IL-76 and four AN-32 Aircrafts have been pressed into service for this purpose. IAF's Western Air Command chief Air Marshal N A K Browne on Monday flew in to oversee the relief operations in the town .Relief material, medical items and 5,000 blankets were airlifted from Delhi. The Jammu and Kashmir Government has re-started Short Message Service (SMS) in Leh, to help in relief and rescue operations in the region. The SMS was banned in the state few months ago due to security reasons.Both the Houses of Parliament on Monday expressed profound sorrow on the loss of lives in the flash floods in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. In the Lok Sabha, the Speaker Ms Meira Kumar said the natural disaster wreaked havoc resulting in death and massive devastation. In the Rajya Sbaha, chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari described the loss as tragic and unfortunate. He informed the House that relief and rehabilitation measures have already been taken up on war footing and efforts are being made to restore normalcy. Members in both Houses observed silence as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed souls.