Armed Forces rescue over 1300 people in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Oct 5 (ANI): The Armed Forces have rescued over 1300 people so far in the flood-ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (än`drə prä`dāsh), state (2001 provisional pop. 75,727,541), 106,052 sq mi (275,608 sq km), SE India, on the Bay of Bengal. The capital is Hyderabad. . The Army, the Air Force and the Navy are working round-the-clock to rescue the marooned ma·roon 1 tr.v. ma·rooned, ma·roon·ing, ma·roons 1. To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon. 2. people and provide the needed relief in the flood-affected areas. The Army has deployed 14 columns of its men in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh along with life jackets, boats and medical teams. In view of improvement in the flood situation in Mehboob Nagar
The Air Force has so far deployed 29 aircraft and helicopters including seven Chetaks and 10 MI-8 for rescue and relief operations. These aircraft have already carried out 255 sorties and dropped huge quantity of food packets in the affected areas. The Navy has also deployed 15 teams of its divers and experts to rescue the marooned people in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Out of these five teams are at Vijaywada, three at Mehboob Nagar, three at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, two at Karwar and two at Gadag district in Karnataka. These teams have already rescued more than 500 people from the affected areas. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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