NDRF sets up medical camp in flood-affected Sangli district

Two doctors of NDRF along with paramedics and support staff are stationed at the camp with essential medicines.

Belagavi: Locals invite Army personnel carrying out rescue work to celebrate Eid

The Army personnel were seen offering prayers along with the Muslim community in the village before joining in the celebrations.

As many as 76 people have died as to flood hit in Kerala while 58 have been reported missing in landslides.

Rajkot collector Rahul Gupta said 1,425 people were shifted to safer places after release of water from Aji, Nyari and other dams.

The home ministry is also coordinating with the Cabinet Secretariat to ensure relief and rescue measures are put in place in the affected states.

Schools and colleges are shut in in Kerala and Karnataka; Navy is keeping an eye on situation.

Locals say the boat belonged to the gram panchayat and villagers were using it to rescue stranded people.

Police officials and disaster management personnel were making all efforts to trace the missing persons, he said.

Till now, the NDRF has rescued over 3,000 and 2, 900 people from Kolhapur and Sangli district, respectively.

As per the officials, 14,342 people have been evacuated so far from Kolhapur and Raigad and 53,000 from Sangli District.