Personnel of the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services rescued 1,393 individuals from buildings/houses and 121 more from flood streams across the State between Thursday midnight and Friday evening. Boat crew rescued five cows from flood streams in Bhainsa.
An official release said the officials attended 26 rescue calls, three emergency calls and four calls to retrieve bodies.
In Vemulawada, 114 persons were rescued with the help of boat crew. In Warangal, 837 persons were rescued from buildings and 94 more from the floods by the crew in Karimnagar, Moula Ali, Cherlapally, Warangal and Hanamkonda.
“We also rescued 70 individuals stuck in streams/buildings/houses in Moranchipally village of Bhupalpally, 107 persons from houses and buildings in Jagtial, 200 from Nirmal, 65 from Khammam, 17 from Peddapalli and 200 from the houses/buildings in Nirmal, apart from seven from flood streams. Overall, across Telangana, 1,518 individuals and five cows were rescued,” said the officials.
