NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed after heavy rains triggered flood-like situation in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said Sunday.
Authorities have deployed disaster response force personnel, army and Indian Air Force (IAF) teams to carry out rescue efforts. So far, Authorities have rescued hundreds of people and set up relief camps for the affected people.
“Efforts are currently underway to evacuate nearly 1,200 people stranded in 40 flooded villages of the state,” the chief minister said. “In the last two days, over 7,000 people, stranded in 454 villages of 12 districts, were evacuated as heavy rains hit large parts of the state.”
According to officials, IAF helicopters rescued 60 people from a village in Sehore district.
The chief minister said, three helicopters of the IAF have been pressed into service to airlift stranded people and requisition for two more choppers have been forwarded.
“I informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the flood situation. I spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh last night for help,” he said.
Meteorological department officials predicted heavy rainfall in Indore, Ujjain, Shajapur, Ratlam, Dewas, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Mandsaur and Neemuch in the next 24 hours.
The ongoing monsoon season in India is at its peak. The downpour accompanied with it, has triggered floods in several Indian states.– NNN-PTI
