INDIA: AUTHORITIES BATTLE TO RESTORE NORMALITY AFTER HEAVIEST RAINS IN 50 YEARS KILL AT LEAST 122 PEOPLE

Record ID: 981440

  • Title: INDIA: AUTHORITIES BATTLE TO RESTORE NORMALITY AFTER HEAVIEST RAINS IN 50 YEARS KILL AT LEAST 122 PEOPLE
  • Date: 31st August 2000
  • Summary: HYDERABAD (AUGUST 25, 2000) (ANI) 1. WIDE OF A FLOOD-AFFECTED AREA 0.05 2. SMV CAR SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATER 0.09 3. SLV PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF THEIR HOUSES 0.15 4. SLV COLLAPSED HOUSES 0.21 5. SLV PEOPLE STANDING ON THE ROOF OF THEIR HOUSE 0.25 6. HAS MORE OF COLLAPSED HOUSES 0.30 7. HAS PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE THEIR FLOODED HOUSE 0.35 8. HAS PERSON EATING IN A TAXI FILLED WITH WATER 0.41 9. HAS MAN MOVING OUT WITH BELONGINGS 0.59 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) RAMA DEVI, LOCAL RESIDENT SAYING: "Water has entered our almirah. Passport, necessary documents, children's certificates and books, all have drenched. We don't have even spare clothes to wear and we are sitting in the open." 1.16 11. AERIAL OF FLOOD-AFFECTED AREA 1.25 12. AV'S PEOPLE RUNNING; AV FLOOD AFFECTED AREA; AV FOOD PACKETS BEING AIR-DROPPED; SCU HELICOPTER PILOT; SCU MORE AID DROPPED (6 SHOTS) 1.59 13. AERIAL VIEWS OF FLOOD-AFFECTED AREA 2.09 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RAJESH TIWARI, OFFICIAL IN HYDERABAD, SAYING: "Four helicopters from Indian Air Force were put into service and six boats, both from the army and the Andhra Pradesh tourism, for evacuating those who have been inundated in the floods. Yesterday the helicopters were put into service from the morning when the honourable Chief Minister saw the affected areas and thereafter gave us instructions. By the evening we had evacuated one hundred and eighteen people, including children, infants and women." 2.39 15. MORE AERIALS OF FLOOD-AFFECTED AREA 2.46 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
  • Country: India
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