98 People, 11 Animals Rescued As Heavy Rain Triggers Flooding Across MP
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): As many as 109 lives trapped in waterlogged areas across the state were rescued on Monday, said officials. Heavy rain lashed several parts of the state on Monday resulting in waterlogging and flooded roads disrupting normal life across the state. The teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Home Guards have saved as many as 98 people, four dogs and seven cows…
Heavy rain triggered flooding across Madhya Pradesh on Monday, leaving 109 people trapped in waterlogged areas, according to officials. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Home Guards teams rescued a total of 98 people, four dogs, and seven cows across the state. The highest number of rescues, 23, occurred in Bhopal's Sukhi Sewania area, where four individuals were saved from a waterlogged nullah.
In Balrampur village, a dam wall breach trapped 15 people, including five children, six women, and four men, along with four dogs, who were rescued by SDRF and Home Guards. Rajgarh's Badhahedi village saw 15 people, including six women and four men, rescued from a temple. In Bamankhera, Vidisha, 15 laborers trapped in a waterlogged area were saved, and a pregnant woman and three others were rescued in Jamni village.
Omkareshwar, in Khandwa district, witnessed three visitors swept away by a strong current in the Narmada river, with two SDRF jawans saving them from drowning.
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