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Watch India's National Disaster Response Force saving thousands of lives from ravaging floods in Maharashtra
Watch India's National Disaster Response Force saving thousands of lives from ravaging floods in Maharashtra
Aug 8, 2019, 17:31 IST
Indian Navy carries out rescue operations in flood-hit Karwar, Karnataka on Aug 7, 2019.
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At least nine persons drowned on 8 August 2019 when a rescue boat capsized at Brahmnal village in Maharashtra's Sangli district.
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NDRF personnel rescue villagers in Palghar, Maharashtra. Heavy floods have killed 16 people in the state
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Around 22 National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force teams are deployed in these regions.
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Initially, it was planned to airlift people from affected regions. But on August 7 helicopters which flew up to Kolhapur were forced to return due to heavy rains, poor visibility and adverse conditions.
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For the sixth consecutive day today, parts of Pune, Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli is hammered by incessant rains, submerging large areas of land, fields, villages, towns and cities. Both road and rail traffic is hit badly.