Watch: IAF rescues 8 people stranded in UP's Jhansi due to heavy rains

In Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district, eight fishermen were stranded on an island near Erech Dam on the Betwa River after a sudden rise in water level owing to heavy downpour.

LUCKNOW: Indian Air Force personnel have on Sunday rescued 14 people stranded in Lalitpur and Jhansi districts of Uttar Pradesh due to heavy rains, officials said. Six people were marooned in a village of Lalitpur district Sunday morning following heavy rains. In Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district, eight fishermen were stranded on an island near Erech Dam on the Betwa River after a sudden rise in water level owing to heavy downpour, they said. Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, "All six people were successfully rescued in Lalitpur district. The IAF team did a fantastic job." He also said, "The district magistrate of Jhansi has confirmed that all eight fishermen have been successfully rescued by an IAF team." According to an official statement in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised the rescue work carried out by IAF personnel in Talbehat area of Lalitpur district in which 6 persons were rescued. The chief minister also took the opportunity to extend Janmashtami greetings to the officials and jawans