Updated On: 10 August, 2019 08:34 AM IST | Kolhapur | mid-day online correspondent
Around 2.85 lakh people known to have been displaced due to floods in Maharashtra

Rescue operations conducted by NDRF teams in Tambegaon in Satara district. All pictures credit/Chaitraly Deshmukh
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued about ten thousand people from two flood-affected districts of Maharashtra on Friday. About 8000 people from Sangli district and 2000 people from Kolhapur district were rescued by NDRF and moved to safety. Around 2.85 lakh people have been displaced due to floods in the state. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued over 3,500 people in Kolhapur so far.
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