9 of 13 villagers rescued who went missing after their raft capsized due to heavy rains

Thirteen villagers from Pedda Kurmam village in Karnataka went missing after their raft capsized due to heavy rains on its way to Pasupula village in Narayanpet district of Telangana state.

9 of them were rescued by the local fisherman and shifted them to their village with the help of Narayanpet RDO and other officials.

The other four are still missing, rescue operation has started on the orders of TS Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao.

NDRF teams have been deployed to rescue the missing villagers.