NDRF team rescues 26 villagers stranded in flood waters in Jharkhand’s Garhwa

NDRF Rescues 26 Villagers from Floods in Jharkhand

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued 26 villagers stranded in floodwaters of the Sone river near Hariharpur, Jharkhand. The operation took place Monday at 7:30 am. All villagers are safe, with no reported casualties or property loss. Heavy rains had caused the flooding, swelling river levels, and uprooting trees.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued 26 villagers who were stranded in flood waters in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district. The villagers, consisting of six families, were stuck in flood waters of the Sone river near Hariharpur police outpost since Sunday evening. The NDRF team conducted the rescue operation around 7:30 am on Monday morning.

Garhwa Superintendent of Police, Deepak Kumar Pandey, stated, “The NDRF team rescued 26 persons trapped in floods in Sone river near Hariharpur this morning around 7.30 am. As soon as information reached us, we sent an NDRF rescue team and they were evacuated.”

Fortunately, all the villagers are safe, and there have been no reports of loss of life or property. The flooding was caused by heavy rainfall over the past few days, resulting in the swelling of river water levels and the uprooting of trees.