IAF, Indian Army join forces as unprecedented rainfall floods Tamil Nadu

Due to incessant rains in southern Tamil Nadu the Indian Air Force on Monday joined hands with the Indian Army to help with the unprecedented flooding and rains in Tamil NaduOn December 18 Tamil Nadu received unprecedented rains in the last 24 hours that have caused extensive flooding in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts The IAF responded swiftly and tasked Air Force Station Sulur with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations which is currently being undertaken by MI 17 V5 helicopter the Indian Air Force said in a post on XIndian Army rescued floodaffected people from the Vasavappapuram area in Thoothukudi They rescued 118 people from the floodaffected areas of Vasaipuram in Tamil NaduOwing to incessant rains in Tamil Nadu the Indian Armys Relief Column was activated at Vasaipuram Tamil Nadu today Till 930 pm 17 ladies and 13 others including children were evacuated by the first column The second column evacuated 12 women including one pregnant woman 6 children including an infant and 12 others Simultaneously 26 women 10 children and 28 others were evacuated by the third column the Indian Army said in a statementNational Disaster Response Force NDRF officials also conducted rescue operations in Tamil Nadus Thoothukudi area earlier todayTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin held a review meeting on the flood situation in southern Tamil Nadu through a video conference from New Delhi Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena monitoring officers and concerned district collectors attended the meetingMeena also requested assistance from the armed forces to help rescue stranded people He said that the Indian Army Navy and Air Force have been called in to help with the unprecedented flooding and rains in Tamil NaduEarlier in the day Chief Minister MK Stalin said that he had instructed party cadres from the rainaffected districts to assist in the ongoing relief work The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said that he is monitoring the relief work and is in contact with officialsSome districts in Tamil Nadu such as Tirunelveli Thoothukudi Kanyakumari and Tenkasi have been witnessing heavy rainfall since Sunday morning triggering floods and disrupting normal lifeSeveral areas of Kanyakumari city also faced severe waterlogging and floodlike situations as the region continued to receive heavy rainfall over the past few daysIssuing a red alert in South Tamil Nadu the India Meteorological Department said that heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy fallsabove 2044 mmare likely to continue over the region on MondayThe Tamil Nadu government has declared a holiday for all schools colleges private institutions banks and financial institutions in Tirunelveli Thoothukudi Kanyakumari and Tenkasi districts on Monday due to heavy rainfallMeanwhile Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has convened a meeting tomorrow December 19 in Raj Bhavan Chennai with senior officials of Central Agencies and Armed Forces to review the situation in floodaffected southern districts of Tamil Nadu and to mobilise the maximum possible resources for rescue and relief as per a statement from the Raj BhavanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever