Indian Air Force Conducts Rescue Operation In Flood-Hit Telangana As Godavari In Spate: IN PICS

A crew aboard an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter was seen conducting a rescue operation of six people stranded atop a JCB in flood-stricken Nainpaka village near Bhupalpally earlier. This comes ahead of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) led by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Advisor Kunal Satyarthi’s visit to Telangana on Monday to assess the damage caused by floods following incessant rainfall in the state. (Source: PTI)

This is an aerial view of an area submerged in the floodwaters of the swollen Godavari River in Bhupalpally district. The rescue was conducted ahead of the central team’s visit that will consist of representatives of ministries and departments of Agriculture, Finance, Jal Shakti, Power, Road Transport and Highways and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC). (Source: PTI)

A partially damaged road was seen submerged in the floodwaters of the swollen Godavari River in Bhupalpally district. Meanwhile, as per a release from the office of Union Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy, the central team is being dispatched to the state on the instructions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (Source: PTI)

Several low-lying areas in the state were inundated due to continuous heavy downpour and many roads as well as agricultural crops were also left damaged. The Godavari River is also overflowing. Now the Central team will be visiting the state in view of the urgency of the matter. (Source: PTI)

At least 18 people died in various rain-related incidents due to the rains that lashed Telangana during the past week. Earlier on July 28, locals were seen standing near the recovered bodies of people swept away in the flood waters of a rivulet in Mulugu district following heavy monsoon rains. At least twelve people from a remote village in the district were swept away in flood water when they were moving towards a safer place. (Source: PTI)