Due to incessant rains, flood havoc continues in Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka and Goa. While 11 districts in Bihar are affected by the floods, in Maharashtra and Goa, the Air Force and Navy have taken the lead after seeing the situation deteriorating. So far 129 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra.
Flood havoc in Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka and Goa
Due to incessant rains, flood havoc continues in Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka and Goa. While 11 districts in Bihar are affected by the floods, in Maharashtra and Goa, the Air Force and Navy have taken the lead after seeing the situation deteriorating. So far 129 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra. At the same time, 90 thousand people have been transported to safe places in the last 2 days.
Bihar: 15 lakh people affected
In Bihar, 11 districts Gopalganj, East Champaran, West Champaran, Saran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Khagaria and Madhubani are affected by the floods. About 15 lakh population has been affected by the floods in the state. So far 11 lakh people have been shifted to safer places. Due to water-logging in low-lying areas, the road has ended. In such a situation, in all the areas of Darbhanga, Gopalganj, people are spending their lives with the help of boats. 7 teams of NDRF and 9 teams of SDRF have been deployed in the state.
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So far 129 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra. In the last 2 days, about 84452 people have been shifted to safer places. The situation in the state is getting worse due to incessant rains. 38 people died after a rock slipped in Mahad in Raigad district. Here in Kolhapur, the bus got washed away in the flood. However, 8 people aboard were rescued at the last moment.
NDRF, SDRF teams are taking people to a safe place. 6 teams of Army and Navy will join the rescue operation from Saturday. It is being told that 54 villages of the state are completely affected by the floods. While 821 villages are partially affected by the floods.
Air Force deployed C-17 and C-130 aircraft
In view of the flood situation, the Air Force has also taken the lead. Apart from helicopters, the Indian Air Force has deployed its C-17 Globemaster and 2 C-130 Super Hercules aircraft. These aircraft will carry 170 NDRF personnel and 21 tonnes of relief material from Bhubaneswar to Pune, Ratnagiri and Goa. To help in relief work.
On the other hand, the Western Command of the Navy has also taken over. Navy is providing all possible help to the flood affected urban and rural areas of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa.
CM Thackeray will visit Raigad district
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra will visit the flood affected area in Mahad, Raigad by helicopter. During this, he will also visit the place in Mahad, where 38 people died in the accident due to the slip of the rock.
Karnataka: 15 villages in danger
Gangavalli and Kali rivers are in spate in Karnataka. Due to this there has been flood in Uttara Kannada district. Here the Indian Coastal Guard is engaged in the rescue operation. Helicopters have also been deployed in the rescue. So far more than 100 people have been rescued. There is a flood like situation in Ankola taluk. Here 15 villages are in danger due to floods. People are being shifted to safer places.
Goa: PM Modi talks to CM Sawant
Earlier on Friday, PM Modi spoke to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over the phone. During this, he inquired about the flood affected areas. There has been a lot of damage due to floods in Goa. Here more than a thousand houses were damaged due to flood and rain. While thousands of people became homeless.
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