Video: Pregnant Woman, Infant Rescued By Chopper From Tamil Nadu Floods
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Four southern districts in Tamil Nadu are experiencing severe flooding after record-breaking rainfall.
A pregnant woman and a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stranded due to floods in Tamil Nadu, were among four people rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters today and taken to safety in Madurai. #WATCH | Indian Air Force helicopters are deployed for HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) missions in Tamil Nadu due to unprecedented rains in the last 24 hours. Four passengers including a pregnant woman & baby aged 1.5 yrs were winched up and taken safely to… pic.twitter.com/1mNYkTRFw5
Four southern districts in Tamil Nadu are experiencing severe flooding after record-breaking rainfall, prompting Chief Minister MK Stalin to schedule a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi for immediate relief measures.
Around 500 passengers stuck for the last 24 hours at a railway station in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district will be rescued today by a special train. The stranded passengers will be brought to Chennai by a special train from Maniyachi before being sent to their homes.