Mumbai: The Coast Guard today rescued 28 people trapped on a rooftop in Valsad in Gujarat, due to rising water level in Auranga river.
"At about 1000 hrs on August 2, 2016, Indian Coast Guard Air Station Daman received telephonic information from Valsad Administration regarding 10 persons trapped on a rooftop near Valsad due to high rise of water in Auranga river," an official statement said.
It said the place was located about 13.5 NM (approximately 25 km) from Coast Guard Air Station, Daman, about 175 Km north of Mumbai.
"On receipt of the information, the Air station acted promptly and Coast Guard Chetak helicopter was launched within 15 minutes.
"Braving strong wind and inclement weather, the pilots manoeuvred the helicopter safely, reached the site and identified the stranded people. The helicopter crew quickly assimilated the situation and also identified a safe location for shifting the stranded people," it said.
The Coast Guard found that there were more people stranded and a total of 28 were rescued with assistance of divers and shifted to safe places.
The operation to rescue more people from rooftops was still in progress at the time of reporting.
"At about 1000 hrs on August 2, 2016, Indian Coast Guard Air Station Daman received telephonic information from Valsad Administration regarding 10 persons trapped on a rooftop near Valsad due to high rise of water in Auranga river," an official statement said.
It said the place was located about 13.5 NM (approximately 25 km) from Coast Guard Air Station, Daman, about 175 Km north of Mumbai.
"Braving strong wind and inclement weather, the pilots manoeuvred the helicopter safely, reached the site and identified the stranded people. The helicopter crew quickly assimilated the situation and also identified a safe location for shifting the stranded people," it said.
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The operation to rescue more people from rooftops was still in progress at the time of reporting.
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