INDIA
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The flood situation in several districts of Maharashtra remained critical. Personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) saved the life of a goat and rescued it from the flood water in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur. NDRF teams are also carrying fodder with them for affected animals. Meanwhile, relief materials were distributed in flood-affected areas by the rescue team in Maharashtra’s Rajapur on August 12. The death toll due to flood in all five districts of Pune division including Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara, Pune and Solapur rose to 43. Three people are still missing and 4,74,226 people have been evacuated from 584 villages. 596 temporary shelter camps have been set up for evacuated people. As per the information was given by Defence PRO, “Deinduction of some of the teams has started. Most are now involved in distributing relief material and medicines. 2.5 tons of rations delivered to villages of Rajapur and Rajapur Wadi. Medical camp doctors along with medical supplies were sent to the villages”.