Kerala ADGP (law and order) MR Ajith Kumar said on Tuesday that the rescue and search operations in connection with the landslides that claimed over 300 lives in Wayanad have entered the last stage.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Gujarat's Valsad with rising water levels in the Auranga River. People from low-lying areas of the region have shifted to safe places.
As per information from officials, 133 people were safely airlifted till 9 am on Monday with the help of the MI 17 and Chinook helicopter and other small helicopters.
As the search and rescue operations are still underway in landslide-hit Wayanad, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday said that there have been illegal human habitation and illegal mining activity in the protection of the local government, adding that the Kerala government should make
Relief and rescue operations are currently underway in flood-affected Samej village near Rampur in Shimla district following catastrophic cloudbursts in different areas of Himachal Pradesh.
As per the State Health Ministry, the death toll stands at 308 as of August 2. 220 bodies have been recovered and 180 people are still missing as of Sunday.
The National Disaster Response Force on Monday rescued seven people who were stranded in Hinglaj village in the Valsad district of Gujarat due to heavy rainfall and high tide in the Auranga River.
As rescue and search operations are underway in the areas affected by the cloudburst that occurred in Rampur's Samej leaving at least 6 people dead, Shimla DC Anupam Kashyap said that 36 people are missing after an incident and one body has been recovered on Sunday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday informed that approximately 17,000 people have been evacuated and efforts to restore electricity and telecommunication are underway in the ongoing rescue operation and restoration works in the disaster-affected areas.
The Chief Minister further said that some bodies have been recovered and 55 people are still missing, adding that the state government is closely monitoring the situation.