Karnataka floods: IAF teams carry out flood rescue operations
Team Udayavani, Aug 9, 2019, 12:34 PM IST
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Belagavi: The Indian Air Force teams on Friday carried out flood relief operations in Belagavi.
A total of 25 civilians have been rescued by winching from Roggi, Halolli, Udhagatti and Girdal. Around 475 food packets along with drinking water dropped in affected areas.
Meanwhile, a total of 16 Columns and 12 Engineer Task Forces comprising of almost 1,000 Army personnel have been employed in Belgaum, Bagalkot and Raichur district to carry out flood relief operations.
Atleast nine people have died in the flood-affected state till date. Around 16,875 people and 3,010 animals have been shifted to 272 relief camps opened in the state.
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