As Maharashtra continues to receive heavy rain, two Indian Air Force helicopters have been engaged to rescue people stranded due to floods in Mahagaon taluk of Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday.
Yavatmal has been experiencing waterlogging and floods in the past two days.
Mr. Fadnavis in a tweet said 45 people were stranded due to floods in Anandnagar village of Mahagaon taluk. “Two Indian Air Force helicopters will soon reach Nagpur and from there leave for Mahagaon to rescue the stranded villagers,” he said, adding that Mahagaon taluk recorded 231-mm rainfall.