Saved 60,000 people during rescue ops in Kerala: Centre
The Central Government on Thursday stated that over 60,000 people were successfully rescued and shifted to relief camps in the "massive rescue and relief operations" launched by the Centre in flood-hit Kerala. Calling it one of the largest rescue operations, the Centre said 71 Defence aircraft and helicopters made 1,084 sorties, airlifted 1,286-tonne load and carried 3,332 rescuers.