Indian Air Force medium-lift helicopters have been inducted for flood relief efforts in districts of Kerala inundated due to heavy rains.
“Indian Air Force medium-lift helicopters have been inducted for flood-relief efforts in districts of Kerala inundated due to heavy rains,” tweeted the Indian Air Force.
At least nine people have been killed as heavy rains lashed the state with Kottayam and Idukki among the worst affected districts. On Sunday three more bodies were recovered from debris of landslides triggered by rainfall in Koottikkal in Kerala’s Kottayam district.
The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), the Air Force, Navy, and the Army have also been pressed into service into assisting rescue and relief operations.
