Overview

• Two Indian Air Force helicopters evacuated five cattle grazers from a flooded stretch near Narmala along the Manair river on Thursday afternoon.
• Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar confirmed the rescue and said two more Army helicopters are expected to reach Sircilla for immediate assistance.
• The National Disaster Response Force separately rescued a villager who had climbed a tree in a flooded stream near Lingannapeta shortly after midnight using an inflatable boat.
• District authorities sustained the stranded group on Wednesday by delivering food and drinking water via drones.
• Heavy overnight rain disrupted road links across parts of north Telangana as Godavari levels rose at Ramannagudem and Bhadrachalam following upstream dam releases and catchment rainfall.