Fire, SDRF Teams Rescue 1,444 People Stuck in Flood Water in North Telangana districts
As many as 350 students in SC Women’s Degree College Hostel in Ramayanpet Town were shifted to a safe place by the crew of Ramayanpet fire station
Hyderabad: The Telangana Fire, Disaster Response and Emergency Services department in coordination with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel rescued 1,444 people stuck in the flood water in north Telangana districts since Wednesday morning. However, half a dozen people went missing in the rain water, according to a statement from the Fire department.
These people were rescued from the areas inundated with rain water in Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Suryapet, Medak, Rajanna Sircilla, Jagtial and Nirmal districts and sent to safe places. The highest number of people was rescued from Wadi in Nizamabad district. The SDRF in Nizamabad saved 380 people at Wadi in Dharpally in the district.
This was followed by rescuing 350 students from SC Women’s Degree College Hostel in Ramayanpet Town in Medak.
The SDRP personnel rescued 250 people and 200 students of SC Welfare Boys Residential School, both in GR Colony in Kamareddy district.
The fire crew rescued 84 students from SC, ST Welfare Hostel in Ramayanpet Town and 70 people from Housing Board in Kamareddy district. Army choppers rescued five persons from Narmala village in Rajanna Sircilla district.
However, two persons from Wadi in Medak district, while one each person from Ramaraopalle village at Korutla mandal in Jagtial, Kasbe Katkoor village and LMD backwaters area, both in Rajanna Sircilla, Paleru Vagu in Suryapet went missing.
A separate rescue operation was carried out at Budipally village in Medak district. One pregnant woman was safely shifted to an ambulance which was halted at Burugupally village due to breach of road connectivity. The victim was safely brought from Rajpet village with the help of SDRF Sangareddy and Ranga Reddy of the fire department.
Telangana Fire Services Director-General Y Nagi Reddy supervised the rescue operations in Kamareddy district.