South Tamil Nadu floods: Rescue, relief efforts by IAF, Army and Navy; stranded pregnant woman airlifted | Video |

Indian Air Force deployed Medium Lift Helicopter (MLH) and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts in response to the Thoothukudi floods.

Updated On: 19 Dec 2023 10:49:AM
South Tamil Nadu floods: Rescue, relief efforts by IAF, Army and Navy; stranded pregnant woman airlifted | Video |
In response to floods in south Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force has deployed Helicopters for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts.

Tirunelveli: With unprecedented rains causing extensive flooding in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts, the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force (IAF), Coast Guard, and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been pressed into action to carry out rescue and relief operations. I

The Indian Navy has deployed ground and aerial rescue teams to assist the flood relief operations by the local administration. A total of 6 helicopters (3- by IAF, 3 by ICG- Indian Coast Guard); 17 rescue teams (Army – 2; ICG-7, NDRF 8), and one ship by ICG with rescue and relief material were deployed in relief operations for south TN floods.

The current situation in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi is nightmarish for lakhs of residents. The Indian Navy dropped relief materials for people in the flood-hit areas on Monday and airlifted them as well.

The Navy personnel rescued 42 persons, including three pregnant women in Tirunelveli. An Indian Navy chopper reached to rescue a pregnant woman who was trapped on the rooftop of her house.

The Indian Army has rescued more than 200 persons, including pregnant women and infants.

The rescue efforts by the Defence forces and the civil administration will continue on Tuesday as well. The relief materials will be distributed to flood-hit districts of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi, and Kanyakumari.

Disaster control units and the local administration are working day in and day out to rescue, and provide food, shelter, and medical facilities to those in need.

The extremely heavy rainfall having pounded the southern region of Tamil Nadu have led to a flood-like situation in the Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.

Thoothukudi: People wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rainfall, in Thoothukudi, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Coimbatore district administration on Monday sent 1.3 tonnes of essential supplies, including biscuits, milk products, water packets, and bread, to assist in Tirunelveli’s flood relief efforts. The Sulur Air Force base facilitated the airlift of these relief material. The helicopters will operate from Madurai in coordination with the civic authorities.

Northeast monsoon has played havoc in Tirunelveli causing huge loss. A portion of a house in Tirunelveli collapsed and was washed away in floods.

Almost every household in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Thenkasi districts has been impacted by the relentless rain that has lashed the region since Sunday morning, December 17.

Also read: Tirunelveli floods: 4 killed in rain-related incidents, 50 villages completely cut off

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