Hyderabad, Aug. 28 -- Two helicopters of the Indian Air Force rescued seven villagers trapped in floods in Telangana's Rajanna Sircilla district on Thursday, August 28.

The villagers, who had gone to graze their cattle, were stranded in the floods near the Upper Maneru Project, Gambhiraopet Mandal, for over 26 hours.

District collector Sandeep Kumar Jha and superintendent of police (SP) Mahesh B Gite said that essential food items were delivered using drones to the trapped men.

Two helicopters will remain stationed at Sircilla to provide immediate assistance.

In Siddipet district, three people trapped on the embankment of a pond were rescued with the help of a boat. Their family expressed happiness and thanked the revenue and police o...