Air Force rescues 58 children from Himachal Pradesh after heavy rains
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As many as 110 people, including 58 children, have been rescued from high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh by the Indian Air Force (IAF) after recent flash floods made the region inaccessible, a defense spokesman said Friday.
On Thursday afternoon, Air Force Station, Udhampur, was tasked with humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) mission near the Chamba and Killar valley in Himachal Pradesh, he said.
Two aircraft were sent immediately, which had to make a careful landing on a small helipad in Chamba.
After landing, the aircrew learned 52 school children of 9 to 10 years and 45 medical personnel were stranded at Kilar at an elevation of more than 9,500 feet, he said.
Both the aircrafts established an air bridge between Killer and Chamba to cross a pass more than 15,000 feet above sea level, the spokesman said.
On Friday, 26 medical personnel were rescued from Killar and 24 children from Chamba, he said.
Both the aircraft and crew have come back safely to Air Force Station, Udhampur, he said, adding that the government of Himachal Pradesh has applauded the efforts of Air Force Station, Udhampur.
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