13 air lifted in flood hit Mangrol taluka of South Gujarat
August 05, 2019
Gandhinagar: The Air force today air lifted 13 villagers in rain ravaged Mangrol Taluka of Surat district in Gujarat.
A Defence Spokesperson today said that South Western Air Command, Gandhinagar has intensified its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in the affected Vadodara, Navsari & Surat districts of Gujarat and Mumbai & Thane districts of Maharashtra.
‘Till now 112 individuals, 45 in Gujarat and 67 in Maharashtra have already been rescued for which three helicopters were pressed into service. Based on the request from State Government, today 13 marooned villagers were rescued from Lahura and Kosadi villages of Mangrol Taluka in Surat. Three medium lift helicopters are dedicatedly deployed for the task and additional resources are kept on standby for any additional requirement that may come up. HADR Cell at HQ SWAC is monitoring 24×7 to meet any requirement in view of prevailing weather situation,’ he added.
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