A woman and her daughter died on Monday after a jeep carrying them was washed away in swirling waters in Rajasthan where a heavy downpour in Jalore, Pali and Sirohi districts has led to a flood-like situation leaving several persons marooned.
The Army and the Air Force have been pressed into rescue operations. Four MI-17V5 helicopters of the IAF from its bases at Jamnagar, Jodhpur and Phalodi have been assigned target areas for conduct of flood rescue and relief operations.
The continuous rainfall in the region has affected normal life and the road and rail network. Two trains were partially terminated in Jodhpur Railway division today due to water logging on theBhiladi-Samdari railway route.