Rain Chaos Triggers String Of Rescues Across T
Meanwhile, the state government has directed district collectors to assess damage to crops, homes, and infrastructure, with the assurance that compensation and relief measures will be expedited.
The rains have triggered multiple emergencies. In Mahbubnagar's Divitipally village, 18 workers of a private company travelling by a bus had a narrow escape when a road, located 1 km away from the national highway, caved in due to an overflowing stream, creating a gaping breach that trapped the front wheels of their bus.
Police brought the employees out of the bus safely.
In Polkampalli, nine shepherds and 800 sheep stranded between the Kappeta and Peddamma streams were rescued by SDRF, fire, and revenue teams using boats. The shepherds had been stuck on elevated ground since Wednesday, unable to move their livestock to safety.
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Urban areas too have been hit. In Mahbubnagar town, a railway underpass leading to the polytechnic college was inundated, halting traffic. In Dharmapuri in Jagitial district, several devotees taking a dip in a stream were left stranded as the water level surged after three gates of the Kadem project were lifted, increasing the flow in the Godavari river. All were safely rescued.
Authorities have urged the people to avoid entering streams, flooded roads, and low-lying areas as forecasts warn of continued heavy rainfall across the state in the coming days.
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