Rescuer Goes Missing Amid Cyclone Murasu-Led Heavy Rain In Telangana

A rescue operation turned into an emergency in Telangana's Khammam district on Wednesday after two boats capsized in the overflowing Bethupalli tank, leaving 11 rescuers missing.

The incident occurred as teams attempted to reach fishermen trapped by rising waters after rain associated with Cyclone Murasu.Eleven personnel of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Fire Services went missing after two rescue boats capsized while they were attempting to rescue five fishermen stranded in the overflowing Betupally Cheruvu (Lake) in Sathupalli mandal of Khammam district.The SDRF launched a search operation using other boats to trace the missing personnel.

NDRF teams were also summoned from Bhadrachalam to intensify the rescue efforts and retrieve those stranded in the lake.Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy directed the District Collector to intensify all rescue efforts and take every possible measure to bring the stranded SDRF personnel to safety.