A soldier carries the baby to safety. A soldier carries the baby to safety.

Soldiers have rescued a 7-day-old baby after they heard her cries while wading into one of the innumerable parts of Srinagar where people are still being trapped in their homes by several feet of water, according to a report.

The infant was trapped on the top floor of a house with its young mother.

A soldier made his way over; carefully, through an open window, he reached for the baby, bundled up in a white blanket. The baby was then passed on to another soldier, and slowly, the precious cargo was delivered to safety, the report said.

"This is the rescue we are proudest of today," said one the solders.

Heavy rains have lashed Jammu and Kashmir for nearly a week, triggering massive floods which inundated vast swatch of land.

In Srinagar, flood waters of Jhelum river have entered people's homes, leaving thousands displaced.

According to an official estimate, some 220 people have been killed so far and more than 1 lakh people have been brought to safety by the rescue workers.