Hyderabad, Aug. 28 -- A total of 1,444 people have been rescued by the disaster response forces by 6:30 pm on Thursday, August 28, after various districts were affected by severe floods in Telangana.

Rescue operations were carried out in Kamareddy, Medak, Rajanna Siricilla, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Jagtial, Suryapet and Karimnagar districts.

Amid the chaos and destruction, six people are still reported missing. Rescue operations are ongoing to locate one missing person from Jagtial, two people from Medak, and one each from Rajanna Siricilla, Suryapet and Karimnagar.

Heavy rains in Telangana

Six mandals namely Kamareddy, Bibipet, Rajampet, Nizamsagar, Yellareddy, and Machareddy have been severely affected by incessant rains and flo...