Navy teams in Maharashtra to help rain victims


Mumbai: Five rescue teams of the Indian Navy have been mobilised to provide assistance to those affected by heavy rains in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and Sangli districts, an official said today.

Kolhapur and Sangli have been the worst affected by heavy rains in western Maharashtra in the last few days.

Three villages, having around 7,000 people, in Kolhapur were marooned due to the floods, even as over 50,000 people were evacuated from the two districts on Tuesday.