A team of National Disaster Response Force rescued 80 tourists on early Thursday who were stuck in the Muthyala Dhara waterfalls in Mulugu district after the water flow increased a day earlier, police said.
Toll might have breached the four-digit mark if locals had not turned good samaritans.
In this regard, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has also issued an official statement that its units have been placed on high alert amid the warning of the IMD for cyclonic storm Mocha.
According to a statement released by the district spokesperson, Rs two lakh will be given to the families of labourers who lost their lives and Rs one lakh to those critically injured due to the collapse of a three-storey building on Sunday night.
NDRF told that the evacuation is being carried out in areas which are likely to be affected.
199 relief camps have been set up till date, with 644 community kitchens providing food to the displaced people, said the CM.
To date, 196 relief camps have been set up in the affected areas, with 644 community kitchens providing food to the displaced people.
The tourists were heading for Sikkim from Siliguri when the driver lost control of the vehicle.
BMC Disaster Management Emergency Helpline Numbers: 1916, 9833806409, 022-22621855, 022-22621955
Apart from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, firefighters, officials of the civil defence, dog squad, and local police personnel were called for the rescue operations.
