10 publishers · first seen Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:12 UTC · updated Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:15 UTC
Eleven personnel from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Fire Services, who went missing after two rescue boats overturned while saving trapped fishermen in a lake in Telangana's Khammam district, have been safely rescued, officials said. Five of the missing personnel were rescued late Wednesday night, while the remaining were safely brought to shore early Thursday morning. The incident occurred in the Bethupalli tank in Sattupalli mandal of Khammam district when SDRF personnel were trying to rescue 10 fishermen trapped in the lake, which was overflowing due to heavy rain. One of the rescued SDRF personnel said the two boats overturned after a collision, and they were all washed away for about half a kilometre due to the heavy water flow. However, they managed to catch hold of trees. Later, SDRF teams rescued the trapped personnel and fishermen.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy confirmed that the SDRF personnel have been rescued.
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