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NDRF team rescues several families following heavy downpour in flood-hit a
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are carrying out rescue and relief operations in several isolated pockets of states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.
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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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People rescued by Sushma recall her immediate help
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)/Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's demise is saddening and a personal loss to the country, said Saurabh Bhardwaj, a resident of Varanasi, who was rescued from Nigeria after Swaraj's intervention.
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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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Two people stranded near Beas River rescued
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 07 (ANI): Two people stuck near Beas River have been rescued by the search and rescue team of Kullu's district administration on Wednesday.
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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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Navy rescues over 500 people stranded in Uttara Kannada
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): More than 500 people were shifted with the help of Indian Navy personnel from flooded areas of Uttara Kannada to safer places on Wednesday.
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Geeta, who was rescued from Pak, pays tribute to Sushma Swaraj in sign lan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Geeta, the hearing and speech impaired woman who returned to India in 2015 after being stranded in Pakistan for several years, paid a moving tribute to Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.
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Two Hyderabadi women rescued by Swaraj devastated on ex-EAM's demise
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was known as a leader who would leave no stone unturned to help those in distress, and two such women - Zainab Bee and Ameena Begum - recalled how the BJP stalwart freed them from the clutches of slave
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Naval officers to carry out rescue operations in Maharashtra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Unprecedented rains have brought isolated pockets of Maharashtra to a standstill, affecting lives of lakhs of people and causing damages to their properties.
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Maharashtra: NDRF deployed in flood-affected Kolhapur; over 1000 people re
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams on Tuesday rescued over 1260 people from Kolhapur district as heavy rains continue to lash the region.
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Karnataka rains: Navy rescues 300 people stranded near Kadra Dam
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Over 300 people who were stranded near Kadra Dam area in Kaiga village here owing to incessant rains were rescued by an Indian Navy team on Tuesday.
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