In the preceding 48 hours, choppers under the Western Air Command were engaged in more than 50 missions, successfully evacuating over 780 residents from flood-stricken regions within Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, as communicated by Indian Air Force authorities on August 16.
Speaking on the ongoing relief and rescue operations in Fatehpur sub-division of Kangra district, Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, Nipun Jindal, told ANI, "A total of 800 trapped civilians were rescued on August 15. Further rescue operations are underway with the help of NDRF, the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force. All necessary arrangements have been made for those rescued so far. Relief camps have also been set up for them."
Shimla: Choppers belonging to the Western Air Command carried out over 50 sorties over the last 48 hours, rescuing over 780 citizens in the flood-affected
Himachal Pradesh Weather Update: 440 people have been rescued from the flood-affected areas of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh with the help of an army helicopter.