MP Minister Airlifted from Flood-Affected Village While Trying to Rescue Civilians, Photo Goes Viral

MADHYA PRADESH: Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra was rescued by an IAF helicopter after the minister was stranded while visiting the district of Datia, reeling from floods triggered by heavy downpour a day before.

The minister received information about a few civilians stranded on the roof of a house in the flood-hit region and reached there on an SDRF boat. However, a tree suddenly fell on the boat. 

According to national reports, the minister on getting information about some people getting stranded on the roof of a house in the marooned village reached there on a boat of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), an official said. However, a tree suddenly fell on the boat following which it developed a snag and stopped moving.

The minister later informed government officials about the situation. Following this, the IAF helicopter was sent to the spot to rescue him and nine other stranded villagers.

On the other hand, the flood situation in north Madhya Pradesh turned "grim" where more than 1,250 villages were affected by the deluge following heavy rains while nearly 6,200 people were shifted to safer places with the help of the Army, NDRF, BSF, and state agencies, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday. 

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