Heavy rain is affecting all parts of Madhya Pradesh.
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Rescue work is underway on a war footing in Riwa, Satna and Katni.
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan called an emergency meeting to review heavy rainfall & flood situation in the state.
In Satna, 4,215 people were rescued even as the Tamas, Simrawal and Chhoti Tamas rivers that flow through the district witnessed raised water levels. Excessive water is being released from most of the dams in these areas. The police are carrying out the rescue operation and continuously monitoring the situation.
Seven members of a family died and three others were injured when their house collapsed in Rahatgarh area under Sagar district. The three injured- Mehtab, his son Lakhan (26) and one Mahendra (20)-have been admitted to the district hospital, the ASP added.
Building collapses in Maihar, MP on Satruday.
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Earlier in the month of July, torrential rains left 30 people dead across the state of Madhya Pradesh. As many as 25,000 people have been affected by the situation and over 80 villages have submerged in Rewa and Satna districts so far. “Rescue operation is on”, he told reporters here before boarding the train for Satna. “Over 300,000 people have been affected by the floods, including about 8,000 who had to leave their inundated homes to take shelter in 27 temporary relief camps provided by the state government”, the officials were quoted saying by IANS.
