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Rescue and relief ops beefed up in Maharashtra, Karnataka, TN, Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Indian Army, in coordination with the Navy and Air Force, has stepped up its relief and rescue operations by deploying a total of 123 rescue teams in 16 districts spread across four rain-battered states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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Army carrying out rescue ops on war footing: Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Close to 200 teams of the Indian Army have rescued approximately 45,000 people from the floods in Maharashtra and Karnataka and more relief and rescue operations are ongoing, said Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISD) Lieutenant General PS Rajeshwar on Frid
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Kerala: 28 dead, 27 injured, 7 missing following heavy rains
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Around 28 people have died and 27 others sustained injuries following incessant rains and overflowing of rivers in several parts of Kerala, said the government on Friday.
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Mumbai: 4 feared trapped as Sayyad Building collapses in Masjid Bunder
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Around two to three persons, who were engaged in the demolition of Sayyad Building at Masjid Bunder, are feared trapped under debris after a portion of the building collapsed here on Friday, police said.
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Kerala: 30 families feared missing after landslide in Malappuram district
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): As many as thirty families are feared missing after a landslide occurred at Kavalappara, Nilambur, in Malappuram district on Thursday evening.
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Flood-like situation in Kerala affects normal life, rescue operations unde
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Following incessant rains, rivers in Kerala have swelled causing excess water to entre low lying areas of the state, resulting to flood-like situation.
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Wayanad: Two dead due landslide after heavy rain
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Two people died in Meppadi area of Wayanad district on Friday due to landslides following heavy rains, the NDRF said.
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Maha, Karnataka floods: Relief and rescue operations by NDRF in full swing
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Rescue and relief operations in flood-affected areas are in full swing as the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has deployed several teams in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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Indian Navy teams deployed to assist flood rescue ops in Belgaum
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Belgaum (Karnataka) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): As part of the ongoing flood relief operations, Indian Navy diving teams deployed in Belgaum (Belagavi) district of Karnataka have evacuated about 25 villagers from Kovadu village.
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Maharashtra floods: Five teams of NDRF airlifted to Pune
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Punjab [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Five teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were airlifted from Punjab for the rescue operations in the flood-hit state of Maharashtra, sources said on Thursday.
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4 NDRF teams from Goa reach Maharashtra, CM asks for ten more rescue teams
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): With incessant rains creating a flood-like situation in the state, four National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams from Goa on Wednesday reached Maharashtra to carry out relief and rescue operations, the Chief Minister Office (CMO) said.
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1000 Army officers deployed to tackle wrath of floods in Maharashtra, Karn
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): As the flood situation in Maharashtra and Karnataka continues to be grim due to incessant spells of rain and release of water from major reservoirs over the last few days, almost 1000 army officers have been deployed to carry out rescue operations.
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