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The #IndianAirForce deploys one C17 Globemaster and two C130 Super Hercules to ferry 170 personnel & 21 ton of load for @NDRFHQ from Bhubaneswar to Pune, Ratnagiri & Goa in preparation for Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief in Maharashtra and Goa floods. @IAF_MCC

Western Naval Command of @indiannavy mobilises resources to provide assistance to State and District administrations of affected areas in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa.

#Maharashtra: On civil authorities' request, 7 Naval Flood Rescue Teams from Mumbai deployed to Ratnagiri & Raigad dists. One Seaking 42C Helicopter from Mumbai deployed for aerial reconnaissance at Poladpur/Raigad. One ALH helo from Goa positioned at Ratnagiri for relief/rescue.

#Karnataka: Indian Naval Emergency Response Team (ERT) deployed in response to a request from Dist Collector, Uttara Kannada to rescue people stranded near Kadra Dam, Mallapur Kurnipet, Kaiga due to heavy rains/floods. Team rescued over 100 people from Singudda & Bhaire villages.

#Maharashtra | 76 dead, 38 injured, 30 missing in #MaharashtraFloods, says state government; CM Uddhav Thackeray to visit flood-hit Mahad town in Raigad district, and also Taliye village where a landslide had occurred.

#MaharashtraFloods | NDRF rescues, shifts over 600 villagers from flood-affected areas in Kolhapur to a sugar mill.

"Water level had risen in Rajapur & Kurundwad villages. With help of block administration, NDRF rescued several people from 3 villages": Shiv Prasad, NDRF

#NDRF Sub Inspector, Sanjeev Kumar on #RaigadLandslide: Our rescue operation started y'day. We found bodies of 2 children aged btw 7-8yrs. Lower portion is the land is still filled with mud & we are digging up the area to create a path. This will help in the search operation.