Due to the widespread rainfall and the resultant overflowing of rivers, parts of several states, including Maharashtra, witnessed flooding and landslides. In Maharashtra, districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, and Sangli have been affected.
The Army, based on a request by the civil administration, has mobilised flood relief and rescue teams to assist the local administration in flood-affected areas of Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, and Sangli. The flood relief columns include engineering efforts and medical teams from the Army for providing necessary first aid and medicines to locals being evacuated from flood-prone areas.
At least 42 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra, out of which 36 were due to a landslide in the coastal Raigad district.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. An amount of Rs 50,000 would be given to the injured.
In Telangana, many low-lying areas have been flooded as heavy rains lashed the state during the last two days. Relief operations were taken up in Nirmal and other districts as several residential localities faced inundation, PTI reported. A group of seven people, who were stuck at an ashram in Nizamabad district National Disaster, were rescued by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel.
News Source : The Indian Express
