National Disaster Response Force rescues 170 people from Pune hospital

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday rescued nearly 170 people from a hospital in Maharashtra’s Pune which has been hit by incessant rains, causing waterlogging and flooding in several parts. 

The NDRF which is carrying out rescue and relief operations in several parts of Maharashtra rescued 50 patients and 120 hospital staff from Surya Mother And Child Care Superspeciality Hospital in Hinjewadi area of the city. 

Over 70,000 hit in Andhra 

A total of 74,068 people was affected by the floods in river Godavari, and 17,632 were shifted to relief camps.

The heavy flood battered at least six mandals in East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The second warning signal issued at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram continued as 13.58 lakh cusecs of floodwaters flowed in.

About 7,500 cusecs of this was being let out into the delta canals and the rest into Bay of Bengal.