Aurangabad: Among the various rescue surgery carried out in the battered Marathwada region, a family of three from the village of Pohregaon in Taluka Renapur in the Latung District must be appointed with the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Wednesday morning.
Nagorao Tiknare (50), his wife Rukmabai (45) and his 11-year-old son, Chandrakan had to spend the night on the terrace of their homes that were flooded with the previous rescue operation, which used a safety boat, proved in vain on Tuesday.
Saqueb Osmani, District Disaster Management was stalled, said the flow of River Water Manjra prevented the rescue team from reaching the trio stranded despite a lot of effort.
“The IAF helicopter could reach the place around 7am on Wednesday morning and immediately started the rescue mission.
Initially, the trio could not go up to the helicopter using a rope thrown away to them.
Therefore, the small bed was tied to the rope to transport it,” Osmani said .
The latte district witnessed five rescue operations where life 101 residents were saved at the Renapur and Tehsil Latur.
In the Aurangabad district, around 52 people from Lasur Village were saved on Wednesday morning after the level of the DHeku River rose further.
Ajey Choudhari, Disaster Disaster Management Officer Disaster Aurangabad, said the National Disaster Response (NDRF) team was in the area to anticipate more flooding.
Among other regions, Osmanabad District Administration said about 459 people shifted to a safer location, including 16 individuals who needed the help of the NDRF team to get out of flood water, more than 24 hours ended on Wednesday morning.
Six people trapped in Didupur Village within Osmanabad tehsil boundaries were rescued using a helicopter.
Meanwhile, there were no major rainfall activities reported in Marathwada for a 12-hour period which ended on Wednesday night and this helped alleviate the flood situation in many places.
Previously, this region reported an average of 24 mm, ending 9am on Wednesday.
Heavy rain since June 1 has 1.020 mm, 151% of the expected shower.