Heavy rains lash Rajasthan's Baran, flood-like situation in large parts of district

However, no casualties have been reported so far, Malhotra said.A State Disaster Response Force SDRF team rescued five members of a family, including three children, who were trapped overnight in their house in Bohta village under Mangrol police station as it was flooded after the Banganga river burst its banks, officials said.The situation in Barans Kishanganj block is also very serious, a senior official said.The flood situation is very serious in Kishanganj block as all the rivers and water bodies in the area are overflowing due to the incessant rain for the last 48 hours.

Residential areas were inundated, houses collapsed and hundreds of people were evacuated from several villages in low-lying areas in Rajasthan's Baran as heavy rains lashed the district for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.

A flood-like situation was seen in the district's worst-hit Shahabad and Kishanganj blocks.

Shahabad block received 246 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 7 am on Tuesday and a further 60 mm of rain was recorded till 11 am, inundating several colonies in the low-lying areas, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Rahul Malhotra said.

Around 700 people have so far been evacuated from villages in the low-lying areas and shifted to Atal Seva Kendras and school buildings. They have been provided with adequate food, he said.

All residents of Nonera village, which is the worst hit in the block, have been evacuated, he added.

Several 'kaccha' houses have collapsed due to the incessant rain. However, no casualties have been reported so far, Malhotra said.

A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rescued five members of a family, including three children, who were trapped overnight in their house in Bohta village under Mangrol police station as it was flooded after the Banganga river burst its banks, officials said.

The situation in Baran's Kishanganj block is also very serious, a senior official said.

''The flood situation is very serious in Kishanganj block as all the rivers and water bodies in the area are overflowing due to the incessant rain for the last 48 hours. An alert has been sounded across the block to evacuate the people from the low-lying areas,'' SDM, Kishanganj block Gourav Mittal said.

All residents of Karvrikhur village have been evacuated. Rescue teams are being dispatched after reports were received that people are stranded in different villages, he said.

So far, there have been no reports of loss of life or anyone being injured, he said.

Around 40-50 people are stranded in Sodana and Raibarpura villages of Kishanganj and a rescue operation is underway.

Station House Officer, Kishanganj, Ramlal said the SDRF is conducting the rescue operation in Sodana and Raibarpura villages. Several people have been moved to safety from the two villages.

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