10 SDRF personnel missing as boats capsize during Telangana rescue operation
Ten State Disaster Response Force personnel are missing after their boats capsized during a rescue operation in Telangana's Khammam district. The team was attempting to reach fishermen stranded by heavy rainfall caused by cyclone Murasu.
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Around 10 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel were feared missing after two boats allegedly capsized during an operation to rescue stranded fishermen in Bethupalli lake in Telangana's Khammam district on Wednesday evening.According to news agency PTI, the personnel were conducting a rescue operation in two boats in the swollen lake, located in Sathupalli mandal, when the boats were suspected to have capsized. They had been deployed to rescue a group of fishermen stranded in the lake.Khammam district, which borders Andhra Pradesh, has been receiving heavy rainfall under the impact of cyclone Murasu.Khammam district collector Divakara T S and other officials rushed to the site and deployed teams to search for the missing personnel.Telangana revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said in a post on X that rescue teams had identified the possible location of the missing SDRF personnel.He said the personnel would be rescued safely.Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, who…
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