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12 Navy rescue teams sent to flood-hit Sangli district
    Mumbai, Aug 9 (PTI) A dozen rescue teams of the Indian
Navy are being deployed in the flood-devastated Sangli
district of Western Maharashtra, an official said on Friday.
    The rescue teams left for Sangli on Thursday night by
road in state transport vehicles after their airlift was
aborted due to unfavourable condition in Sangli and adjoining
Kolhapur, another flood-hit district, a defence spokesperson
said in a statement.
    Police escorts were provided for a green corridor till
Sangli, around 375km from here, the spokesperson said.
    "These 12 Navy teams will be deployed today (Friday)
in Sangli in addition to the teams already present in
Kolhapur," he added.
    Over two lakh people have been evacuated to safer
places due to the floods that have wreaked havoc in five
districts of Western Maharashtra. Sangli and Kolhapur are the
worst-hit districts.
    The region is being pounded by rains incessantly over
the last few days.
    The total number of deaths due to rain or flood-
related incidents in the five districts during this period
stood at 27, officials have said. PTI VT
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