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Indian Air Force continues relief measures in flood-hit Karnataka |
Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday
continued to drop relief material and saved people affected from flood-hit regions
of Karnataka, where at least five million people have been affected so far. The
flooding has been described by officials as the worst in many decades and has
also claimed lives some 250 people. Two IAF Mi-8s' flew over worst hit Bellary
district for about four hours and 20 minutes and another took off from Yelahanka
air base and dropped 2.1 tonnes of relief material in the region. Chetaks helicopters
were also engaged in rescuing people and were on duty for several hours looking
for marooned people and for dropping of relief material. IAF also has pressed
about 29 aircrafts and helicopters into service, including seven Chetaks and 10
MI-8s' for the rescue operation in flood-hit regions of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Meanwhile, a special rescue team from Gujarat arrived in Karnataka to speed-up
the rescue operation. "We have come here from the Gujarat Disaster Management
Authority. Entire rescue operation team has come here for the rescue since lot
of damage to human life and property has taken place here in several districts
of Karnataka due to floods triggered by incessant rains," said J.S. Kheria, Station
Officer of Ahmedabad Fire and Special Services. "We have come to save the people
who are still trapped in floods. Fourteen boats have arrived here and 46 rescue
workers will come. And on the instructions of the District Collector here, we
will begin our rescue work," Kheria added. |
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