Indian Army, Navy and Air Force intensified their rescue operations in all the states. (Express photo by Arul Horizon)Various states in the country are faced with a deluge-like situation due to heavy rainfall and this includes southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, Gujarat along the western belt. Torrential rains have claimed 42 lives in Kerala, 29 in Maharashtra, 24 people have died in Karnataka whereas 19 have lost their lives in Gujarat since Friday evening due to rain-related incidents, PTI reported.
Here are the top 10 developments from across the four states:
> Indian Army, Navy and Air Force intensified their rescue operations in all the states. As per ANI, as of today, a total of nine relief teams, 12 Engineer teams are engaged in providing assistance to the flood-affected areas in Maharashtra alone. Rescue operations have also been undertaken by the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) to move stranded people to safer locations.
Operations at Cochin airport will resume at 12 pm tomorrow, earlier than it was scheduled.> In Kerala, over 1.25 lakh people have been displaced, which includes at least 25,000 people each in the severely affected areas of Wayanad and Kozhikode. The state has witnessed 80 landslides in eight districts since August 8, officials were quoted as saying by PTI. While water in several areas has started receding, a red alert was sounded in eight districts- Ernakulam, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram,…
